At noon on January 20, 2022, Beijing time, according to boxingscene, an authoritative boxing media in Europe and the United States, Sergey Kovalev, a former WBO light heavyweight world boxer and nicknamed "Bone Crusher", will return to the boxing ring on March 12, when he will duel with Meng Fanlong, a boxer from China, and the match will also be broadcast live to the world through the well-known streaming platform Triller.
Boxingscene also reported that the negotiations between Sergei Kovalev and Meng Fanlong are nearing the end, and the only place left for the two sides has not yet been determined, but because the two sides have initialed the agreement and are satisfied with the terms of the agreement, we can think that the game has basically been settled. Shortly after Boxingscene's report, ESPN television in the United States also reported on the news.
Sergei Kovalev, 38, was once the overlord of professional boxing light heavyweights, and he has risen and fallen on the WBO light heavyweight throne. Arguably a lightweight veteran, he hasn't played since he was defeated by pan-midweight overlord Sur Avarez KO in the 11th round of the WBO Light Heavyweight Championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in November 2019.
Although Sergey Kovalev earned $12 million in the match against Sur Avalez, it was also this game that destroyed Sergei Kovalev's last remaining dignity. At one point, there were rumors that Sergei Kovalev had completely lost confidence in the light heavyweight after the defeat and was ready to be promoted to the second heavyweight. But last year, Sergei Kovalev abruptly announced that he was going to return to light heavyweight, but just before his match with Uzbekistan boxer Bekmir Melikuchiev, Sergei Kovalev was found to be taking illegal drugs and the match was canceled.
Although, the match against Meng Fanlong will be the first official boxing match in more than two years for Sergei Kovalev. However, the author still believes that Chinese boxer Meng Fanlong is at a disadvantage in this game.
Because looking back on Meng Fanlong's entire professional boxing career, so far he has not played a boxer with strength and experience like Sergei Kovalev. Don't look at Sergey Kovalev is old, in fact his style of play has changed since he beat Eder Avarez and became the WBO light heavyweight world boxer for the third time. The brutal bone crusher of the past is gone, replaced by an "old fritter" who knows how to use his skills and experience and is willing to spend time and his opponents in the game.
Sergey Kovalev in the second match between Sergei Kovalev and Eder Avarez, Sergei Kovalev and Antony Yard defending his title as Boxer, and Sergei Kovalev and Sur Avalez all showed this change in style. In these matches, Sergei Kovalev's opponents are younger than him, stronger than him, stronger than him. However, Sergei Kovalev was able to control his opponents with his own technical experience in the game and played on par with his opponents (including the first 10 rounds of the match against Sur Avarez).
Meng Fanlong does not have the same advantage in strength as Eder Avarez or Antoni Yard, and does not dare to say that the technology is much stronger than Sergei Kovalev, so I hope that Meng Fanlong must be careful in the game of Sergei Kovalev. (There are reports that the match is a deal battle at the level of the sub-heavyweight border, which means that even if Meng Fanlong loses, it will not affect his world ranking in the light heavyweight, but this news has not been confirmed))
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