Alvarez vs Kovalev II

Who won Alvarez vs Kovalev II?

Sergey Kovalev beat Eleider Alvarez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Sergey Kovalev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBO light heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Richard Commey was victorious over Isa Chaniev for the IBF World Lightweight championship, Oscar Valdez beat Carmine Tommasone for the WBO World Featherweight belt, and Teofimo Lopez defeated Diego Magdaleno.

Alvarez vs Kovalev II stats

Back in February 2019, Eleider Alvarez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergey Kovalev made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kovalev had a massive power advantage over Alvarez, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Alvarez's 50%.

Eleider Alvarez was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Alvarez had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Eleider Alvarez and Sergey Kovalev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Alvarez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month later than Kovalev, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Kovalev's 204.

Sergey Kovalev was ranked number 5 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Alvarez vs Kovalev II form

Alvarez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sergey Kovalev on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jean Pascal on June 3, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lucian Bute on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Before that, he had beaten Robert Berridge on July 29, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

He had defeated Isaac Chilemba on November 28, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Sergey Kovalev had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Eleider Alvarez on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Igor Mikhalkin on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vyacheslav Shabranskyy on November 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andre Ward on June 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBO World Light heavyweight and The Ring Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Andre Ward on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Kovalev had been fighting more than Eleider Alvarez.

Going into this contest, Eleider Alvarez had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Sergey Kovalev's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Alvarez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Kovalev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Kovalev II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Alvarez vs Kovalev II?

Alvarez vs Kovalev II was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Kovalev II?

Eleider Alvarez was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Kovalev made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.