Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward Clash Confirmed For November

Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward will clash after signing contracts to fight each other.

Kovalev will be defending his WBA, IBF and WBO world titles against Ward in an eagerly anticipated 175lbs contest on November 19th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The unified light-heavyweight champion will take on his toughest test to date, where he even confessed; "I don't know if I can beat him. But I want to fight him. It's a huge test for me." The Russian is renown for his devastating punching power having finished an incredible 26 out of his 29 bouts inside the distance.

While the American vacated his super-middleweight titles in favour of a move up to light-heavy where he's successfully transitioned to the new weight by claiming two victories against Scouser Paul Smith and Sullivan Barrera in an official title eliminator.

As reported by ESPN; "The Kovalev-Ward fight, which was signed long ago but is contingent on each remaining undefeated through interim bouts, will take place November 19 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas."

The promoter of the event, Kathy Duva also added that New York was also in the running before nailing down Las Vegas as the venue for his mouth-watering fight; "In the end, the T-Mobile option made the most sense to us for a number of reasons, including ease of access and affordability for the media."

Both men will put their undefeated records on the line. Who takes it? Sound off in the comments section below.

Nasir Jabbar

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