Sergey Kovalev vs Igor Mikhalkin
On March 3, 2018, Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 27 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow Russian challenger, Igor Mikhalkin (21-1, 9 KOs).
Kovalev vs Mikhalkin Stats
Sergey Kovalev is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, 3 months and 6 days ago. Igor Mikhalkin is on a 10-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Doudou Ngumbu, 3 months and 1 day ago.
Kovalev vs Mikhalkin Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Sergey Kovalev at 99-1 winning odds. Igor Mikhalkin really doesn't have much to present against Kovalev.
Kovalev vs Mikhalkin Result
Sergey Kovalev stopped Igor Mikhalkin via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-heavyweight title. Kovalev improves his record to 32-2-1 (28 KOs), while Mikhalkin adds a loss to his record at 21-2.