Kovalev vs Mchunu

When is Kovalev vs Mchunu?

Sergey Kovalev could square off against Thabiso Mchunu in late 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

The contest would be an eliminator for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Kovalev vs Mchunu stats

Sergey Kovalev would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thabiso Mchunu would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Kovalev would have a large advantage in power over Mchunu, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Mchunu's 57%.

Sergey Kovalev is the older man by 5 years, at 42 years old.

Kovalev has a height advantage of 1 inch over Mchunu. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Sergey Kovalev fights out of the orthodox stance, while Thabiso Mchunu is a southpaw.

Kovalev is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 11 months later than Mchunu, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 211 compared to Mchunu's 229.

Kovalev vs Mchunu form

Kovalev has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Artur Mann on April 18, 2025, by knockout in the 7th round at Yunost Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Robin Sirwan Safar on May 18, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

Before that, he had lost to 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.

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.

Thabiso Mchunu has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on January 31, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at International Boxing Centre Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ilunga Makabu on January 29, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Packard Music Hall, Ohio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Denis Lebedev on December 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Krasnoyarsk.

He had defeated Thomas Oosthuizen on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Sergey Kovalev has been fighting more than Thabiso Mchunu.

Sergey Kovalev last fought 7 months and 8 days ago, while Thabiso Mchunu's last outing was 9 months and 26 days ago.

Kovalev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Mchunu's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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