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2019 professional boxing match From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev was a professional boxing match contested on November 2, 2019, for the WBO light heavyweight championship.[1] The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada and Álvarez won by 11th-round knockout.
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| Date | November 2, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO light heavyweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Álvarez wins via 11th-round KO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Álvarez made his debut at light heavyweight and was looking to become a three-weight world champion[*] by challenging WBO titleholder Kovalev, who was defending his title after having fought two months prior on August 24.
After a competitive first ten rounds in which Kovalev found success with his jab while Álvarez largely utilized power punches, the latter produced a left hook, straight right combination to stop Kovalev in the eleventh round to become a three division world champion.[2] Kovalev was stopped for just the third time in his career. At the time of the stoppage, Álvarez led 96–94 on two of the judges' scorecards, with the other scorecard even at 95–95.[3] He joined Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Mike McCallum as the only former light middleweight champions in history to win a title at light heavyweight.[4][5][6][7]
Immediately after the bout, many fight fans started asking Kovalev on social media about why he allegedly took a dive. The former champion answered via several videos on his Instagram page,:[8]
"It was impossible for me to win that fight because of all the demands and contract clauses I have signed, and my physical conditioning problems. But financially it was very interesting for me... so, yeah, I accepted the fight I was not supposed to win."[9]
Álvarez responded by calling Kovalev a "bad loser".[10]
Confirmed bouts:[11]
| Weight class | vs. | Type | Round | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light heavyweight |  Canelo Álvarez |
def. |  Sergey Kovalev (c) |
KO | 11/12 | 2:15 | Note 1 |
| Lightweight |  Ryan Garcia |
def. |  Romero Duno |
KO | 1/12 | Note 2 | |
| Super welterweight | Bakhram Murtazaliev |
def. |  Jorge Fortea |
UD | 12/12 | ||
| Flyweight | Seniesa Estrada |
def. | Marlen Esparza |
TD | 9/10 | Note 3 | |
| Welterweight | Blair Cobbs |
def. | Carlos Ortiz |
RTD | 6/10 | Note 4 | |
| Middleweight |  Meirim Nursultanov |
def. | Cristian Olivas |
UD | 10/10 | ||
| Light heavyweight |  Bektemir Melikuziev |
def. | Clay Collard |
TKO | 4/8 | 1:11 | |
| Super welterweight | Evan Holyfield |
def. | Nick Winstead |
KO | 1/4 | 0:16 | Note 5 |
| Super welterweight | Tristan Kalkreuth |
def. | Twon Smith |
UD | 4/4 |
^Note 1 For WBO light heavyweight title
^Note 2 For vacant WBC Silver lightweight title
^Note 3 For WBA female flyweight title
^Note 4 For vacant WBC-NABF welterweight title
^Note 5 Holyfield's professional debut
The fight was streamed live on DAZN in the United States and nine other countries, televised on both FTA Azteca 7 in Mexico and Channel One in Russia.[12][13]
According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Álvarez earned an official purse of $35 million and Kovalev a $3 million purse. These figures are the final figures they will earn as Canelo has a subscription deal which means no potential PPV revenue.[30]
Guaranteed base purses
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