Opening the HBO telecast at The Hard Rock in Atlantic City, NJ ON Saturday night is WBA light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol taking on challenger Isaac Chilemba in a 12-round bout.
In the main event WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev defends his title against Eleider Alvarez in a 12-round bout.
Official Weights from Atlantic City:
Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev |
Eleider "Storm" Alvarez
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Chelyabinsk, Russia | Montreal, Canada |
32-2-1, 28 KOs | 23-0, 11 KOs |
Weight: 174.0, Trunks: Russian Flag | Weight: 174.4, Trunks: WHT/BLK |
Bivol vs. Chilemba
Photo Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events
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Dmitry Bivol | Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba |
St. Petersburg, Russia | Malawi |
13-0, 11 KOs | 25-5-2, 10 KOs |
Weight: 174.6, Trunks: Black | Weight: 175.0, Trunks: GLD/BLK |
Meiirim "The Sultan" Nursultanov | Jonathan Batista |
Astana, Kazakhstan | San Pedro, Dominican Republic |
7-0, 6 KOs | 17-14, 10 KOs |
Weight: 159.4, Trunks: Red/BLK | Weight: 164.0, Trunks: BLK/WHT |
Bakhram Murtazaliev | Fernando Carcamo |
Grozny, Russia | Ciudad, Mexico |
12-0, 10 KOs | 23-8, 18 KOs |
Weight: 153.0, Trunks: Pink | Weight: 164.0, Trunks: Green |
Galarza vs. Duarte
Photo Credit: David Spagnolo/Main Events
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Frank Galarza |
Alex Duarte |
Brooklyn, NY | New York, NY |
19-2-2, 11 KOs | 13-5-1, 10 KOs |
Weight: 154.4, Trunks: WHT/Blue | Weight: 151.6, Trunks: Red/Blue |
Madiyar Ashkeyev | Eduardo Flores |
Merki, Kazakhstan | Quito, Ecuador |
9-0, 5 KOs | 24-29-4, 14 KOs |
Weight: 153.0, Trunks: Red/BLK | Weight: 153.0, Trunks: YLW/BLK |
Vaughn Alexander | Denis Douglin |
St. Louis, MO | Marlboro, NJ |
12-0, 8 KOs | 19-6, 12 KOs |
Weight: 166.4, Trunks: BLK/Red | Weight: 167.2, Trunks: BLK/GLD/Blue |
Karl "Dynamite" Dargan | Jonathan Perez |
Philadelphia, PA | Barranquilla, Columbia |
17-1, 9 KOs | 37-22, 29 KOs |
Weight: 135.6, Trunks: BLK/GLD | Weight: 136.0, Trunks: Red/WHT |
Enriko Gogokhia | Ronald Montes |
Zugdidi, Georgia | Barranquilla, Columbia |
7-0, 3 KOs | 18-9, 16 KOs |
Weight: 147.4, Trunks: WHT/Red | Weight: 148.8, Trunks: Blue |
Ismael Villarreal | Kieran Hooks |
Bronx, NY | Philadelphia, PA |
2-0 | 3-0-1, 1 KO |
Weight: 156.4, Trunks: Red/BLU | Weight: 156.4, Trunks: WHT/Red |