Kovalev vs Pascal

Who won Kovalev vs Pascal?

Sergey Kovalev beat Jean Pascal by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, January 30th, 2016, at Bell Centre, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 70-62, 70-62, 70-62 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 unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBA, and WBO belts on the line.

Kovalev vs Pascal stats

Back in January 2016, Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kovalev had a massive power advantage over Pascal, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Pascal's 57%.

Sergey Kovalev was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Kovalev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pascal. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kovalev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 5 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 151 fewer professional rounds, totaling 204 compared to Pascal's 355.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Sergey Kovalev had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Jean Pascal's last outing had been 6 months and 5 days ago.

Kovalev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Pascal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

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