Kovalev vs Pulev

Who won Kovalev vs Pulev?

Sergey Kovalev beat Tervel Pulev by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at Forum, California.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Sergey Kovalev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Pulev vs Forrest.

Kovalev vs Pulev stats

Back in May 2022, Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tervel Pulev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kovalev had a slight advantage in power over Pulev, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 81%.

Sergey Kovalev was the same age as Tervel Pulev, at 39 years old.

Pulev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kovalev.

Both Sergey Kovalev and Tervel Pulev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kovalev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 4 months earlier than Pulev, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 137 more professional rounds, totaling 204 compared to Pulev's 67.

Kovalev vs Pulev form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Eleider Alvarez on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

He had beaten Igor Mikhalkin on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Kovalev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kovalev vs Pulev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Forum, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kovalev vs Pulev?

The TrillerTV PPV US show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Kovalev vs Pulev?

Sergey Kovalev was a 91/100 (-110) favorite going into the contest, while Tervel Pulev made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.