Kovalev vs Pulev

Who won Kovalev vs Pulev?

Sergey Kovalev beat Tervel Pulev by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 14th May 2022 at Forum in 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 loses and 1 draw, 29 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Sergey Kovalev was the same age as Tervel Pulev, at 40 years old.

Pulev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kovalev.

Both Sergey Kovalev & 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 127 more professional rounds, 194 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 2nd November 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.

Previous to that, he had beat Anthony Yarde on 24th August 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 2nd February 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 4th August 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 beat Igor Mikhalkin on 3rd March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Fite.tv PPV US show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Kovalev vs Pulev?

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