Via Jeff Aaron: Sergey Kovalev is facing Tervel Pulev on May 14 in a 10 round cruiser match against Triller PPV at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Placing Kovalev-Pulev on pay-per-view is a questionable move on the part of Triller Fight Club, as these are two formers who are both unrelated and it’s not a match fans are interested in. boxing requested.
Trying to sell any of Kovalev’s matches against PPV at this point in his career seems like a less-than-creative idea.
Sure, Kovalev was a popular boxer during the peak of his career from 2013 to 2017, but his failures at the hands of Andre Ward x 2, Eleider Alvarez and Canelo Alvarez have eroded his popularity. the language he used to have.
You could argue that the camel-back of Kovalev’s popularity was his decision to stay inactive after his loss to Canelo instead of getting back in the ring and trying to bounce back from that crushing defeat.
Kovalev performed well against Canelo, and he could easily bounce back from that defeat if he returns to the ring in 2020.
That’s probably not the brightest idea Kovalev could have had for a promotion to cruiser class at the end of this stalled career.
‘Krusher’ Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs). showed punch resistance issues in his knockout loss to Andre Ward, Canelo Alvarez and Eleider Alvarez.
Moving to cruiser class probably won’t give Kovalev a better shot unless the reason he can’t handle the hard hits is because he’s exhausted from participating in the 175-lb division.
The 2012 Olympic silver medalist Pulev (16-0, 12 KOs) is the younger brother of heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev.
Unfortunately, Tervel, 38, has not enjoyed the same kind of success as his famous brother Kubrat. A big reason for that is the glacial slow progress Tervel has made over the course of his six-year professional career.
Former IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs) has not been in a fight since losing the 175-lb WBO title to Canelo Alvarez by 11th round knockout in November. 2019. Kovalev made a lot of money for Canelo.
The magic question is is Kovalev spent? According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kovalev’s net worth is estimated at 4 million dollars, it’s good money and will last a lifetime if he’s careful.
That was 2 and a half years ago, and it’s not clear why Kovalev is back now. Although Kovalev requested a rematch with Canelo, he was ignored, which makes sense. Canelo usually doesn’t hold rematches unless his opponent’s name is Gennady Golovkin.
In the co-feature match, two-time world heavyweight challenger Kubrat Pulev will face Andrey Fedosov Jr. in a 10-round match.
Pulev (28-2, 14 KOs) last fought in December 2020, losing to former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua by knockout in the ninth round.
“Official: May 14 Triller PPV at the Forum in SoCal: cruiser Sergey Kovalev-Tervel Pulev, heavy cruiser Kubrat Pulev-Andrey Fedosov, jr. middleweight Evan Holyfield-TBA, Fernando Vargas’ three sons: Fernando Vargas Jr., Amado Vargas and Emiliano Vargas’ professional debut. #boxing,” said Dan Rafael.
