Who won Kovalev vs Pascal?

Sergey Kovalev beat Jean Pascal by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 30th January 2016 at Bell Centre in 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 & WBO belts on the line.

Kovalev vs Pascal stats

Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Kovalev had a massive power advantage over Pascal, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Pascal's 57%.

Sergey Kovalev was the same age as Jean Pascal, at 39 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 139 less professional rounds, 194 to Pascal's 333.

Activity check

Kovalev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Pascal's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kovalev vs Pascal?

Sergey Kovalev was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jean Pascal made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.