Tag: WBO Light-Heavyweight Title

Fights, Weekly Wrap

Canelo Flattens the Krusher for the Late Knockout in the 11th Round to Win WBO Light-Heavyweight Title

By Tré Berry III🖋️

If you were still awake after an ambiguous 1:18 A.M. EST start to this main event (more on that later), you seen a contest devoid of much entertainment throughout, but finished up with a bang, as ♛🇲🇽Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (53-1-2, 35KO👊) became the new WBO Light-Heavyweight Titlist by sledgehammering 🇷🇺Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-4-1, 29KO👊) and putting him down and out, with Sergey’s head propped up and hanging on one of the middle ropes as he was put out of commission. Alvarez exited the MGM grand as a simultaneous 2-division Champion, pairing the WBO Light-Heavyweight Title with his ♛RING/WBA/WBC “Franchise” Middleweight World Title belts in his trophy mantle as his active hardware.  Continue reading “Canelo Flattens the Krusher for the Late Knockout in the 11th Round to Win WBO Light-Heavyweight Title” →

Fight Predictions, In Depth

Prediction Time, Tré Berry III’s Analysis, Breakdown & Pick for Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev

On Saturday night, the world will tune in, as two Box-Office attractions in the world of boxing will square off in the center of the ring, that being RING/WBA/WBC”Franchise” Middleweight Champion ♛🇲🇽Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (52-1-2, 35KO👊) moving up to take on WBO Light-Heavyweight Titlist 🇷🇺Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (34-3-1, 29KO👊) in pursuit of Kovalev’s Title. There is plenty of uncertainties surrounding this match-up due to its uniqueness of widely differing styles and approaches to the ring so the curiosity of this one makes the pre-fight build-up and wait compelling in a sense. Because it is complex due to reasons stated above, I will take a deep look at what lies beneath the surface. Continue reading “Prediction Time, Tré Berry III’s Analysis, Breakdown & Pick for Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev” →

Fights

Kovalev Returns Home for Title Defense Against a Hungry Yarde

This past February in Texas, 🇷🇺Sergey Kovalev got some much needed redemption against Eleider Alvarez while reclaiming his title as WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion. After losing by knockout to Alvarez in August of 2018, Kovalev dominated the rematch on the way to a clear unanimous decision win. Continue reading “Kovalev Returns Home for Title Defense Against a Hungry Yarde” →