Kovalev vs Pascal

Who won Kovalev vs Pascal?

Sergey Kovalev beat Jean Pascal by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 14th March 2015 at Bell Centre in Montreal.

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 WBA, IBF & WBO belts on the line.

Kovalev vs Pascal stats

Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kovalev had a large advantage in power over Pascal, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Pascal's 59%.

Sergey Kovalev was the same age as Jean Pascal, at 40 years old.

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

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

Kovalev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 year and 5 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 151 less professional rounds, 194 to Pascal's 345.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Sergey Kovalev had last fought 8 years, 6 months and 30 days ago, while Jean Pascal's last outing had been 8 years, 6 months and 1 day ago.

Kovalev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Pascal's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kovalev vs Pascal?

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