Kovalev vs Mann

Who won Kovalev vs Mann?

Sergey Kovalev beat Artur Mann by knockout in the 7th round on Friday, April 18th, 2025, at Yunost Arena, Chelyabinsk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Kovalev vs Mann stats

Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Artur Mann made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kovalev had a large advantage in power over Mann, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Mann's 59%.

Sergey Kovalev was the older man by 8 years, at 42 years old.

Mann had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kovalev.

Both Sergey Kovalev and Artur Mann fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kovalev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Mann, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, totaling 211 compared to Mann's 154.

Kovalev vs Mann form

Kovalev had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Robin Sirwan Safar on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Tervel Pulev on May 14, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Yarde on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

He had defeated Eleider Alvarez on February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Activity check

Kovalev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Mann's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What time did Kovalev vs Mann start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM UTC at Yunost Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kovalev vs Mann?

The YouTube US show began at 12:30 PM EST / 9:30 AM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 5:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Kovalev vs Mann?

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