On May 14, 2022, Sergey Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs) and Tervel Pulev (16-0, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round cruiserweight bout.
Sergey Kovalev is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round KO loss to Canelo Álvarez, 2 years, 6 months, and 12 days ago. Tervel Pulev is on a 16-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Vikapita Meroro, 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 94.4-5.6 in favor of Tervel Pulev. It is going to be very difficult for Sergey Kovalev to win this fight.
Sergey Kovalev defeated Tervel Pulev via unanimous decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight. Kovalev improves his record to 35-4-1, while Pulev adds a loss to his record at 16-1.