Review: 2014-03-29, pretty good fight between Sergey Kovalev and Cedric Agnew: it gets three stars. Both undefeated, Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-0-1 (21 KOs=91%) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world while Cedric Agnew, has a perfect record of 26-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Bernard Hopkins).
They both had a very good amateur career in their countries, in fact Kovalev won 193 fights out of 215 amateur bouts winning the gold medal in 2005 (Russian Championships) while Agnew won the gold in the 2003 US national junior olympics (189lbs) and in the 2004 US under-19 championships at 178lbs; but their professional careers are very different since Agnew has never fought for a world title and he has never faced any former world champions. Kovalev vs Agnew is valid for the WBO light heavyweight title (Kovalev’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2014-03-29
Where: The Ballroom, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Division: light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg)
Title: WBO light heavyweight title
Kovalev’s previous fight: Sergey Kovalev vs Ismayl Sillakh
Kovalev’s next fight: Sergey Kovalev vs Blake Caparello
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This is a much better KO than the one you listed as best of the week.
(Kohei Kono vs Denkaosan Kaovichit)
Uh – how the hell can Bernard Hopkins be the #1 ?
Specially when he is part owner in the magazine which they are taking this #1 claim from? Complete BS.
Aside from that – good showing from Kovalev.
He did what he was supposed to do. Agnew, though he tried, just wasn’t mature enough for this fight. I really hope he takes this and uses it to push himself to get better as he does have the ability.