On February 2, 2019, Eleider Álvarez (24-0, 12 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Sergey Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs).
Eleider Álvarez is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Kovalev, 5 months and 29 days ago. Sergey Kovalev is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO loss to Álvarez, 5 months and 29 days ago.
The winning odds are at 90.8-9.2 in favor of Eleider Álvarez. It is going to be very difficult for Sergey Kovalev to win this fight.
Sergey Kovalev defeated Eleider Álvarez via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBO title. Kovalev improves his record to 33-3-1, while Álvarez adds a loss to his record at 24-1.