Nathan Cleverly vs Sergey Kovalev
On August 17, 2013, Nathan Cleverly (26-0, 12 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against Russian challenger, Sergey Kovalev (21-0-1, 19 KOs).
Cleverly vs Kovalev Stats
Nathan Cleverly is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Robin Krasniqi, 3 months and 28 days ago. Sergey Kovalev is on a 5-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Cornelius White, 2 months and 3 days ago.
Cleverly vs Kovalev Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 80.5-19.5 in favor of Sergey Kovalev. Nathan Cleverly is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Kovalev should win this fight.
Cleverly vs Kovalev Result
Sergey Kovalev stopped the champion via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBO light-heavyweight champion. Kovalev improves his record to 22-0-1 (20 KOs), while Cleverly adds a loss to his record at 26-1.