On July 11, 2016, Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO champion, defends his titles against Malawian challenger, Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs).
Sergey Kovalev is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Jean Pascal, 5 months and 11 days ago. Isaac Chilemba is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 34% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Eleider Álvarez, 7 months and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Sergey Kovalev at 99-1 winning odds. Isaac Chilemba really doesn't have much to present against Kovalev.
Sergey Kovalev defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Kovalev improves his record to 30-0-1, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 24-4-2.