Drama visited the Friday afternoon weigh-in at MGM in Las Vegas, as WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev initially didn’t make weight, and had to sweat off a quarter pound to make the limit.
LAS VEGAS – Sergey Kovalev almost lost his WBO light heavyweight title on the scales before attempting to defend it against odds and media favorite Canelo Alvarez tomorrow night at MGM Grand Garden Arena, the site of today’s weigh-in.
Sergey Kovalev was slightly overweight, but has an hour to get there.
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By: Sean Crose
“Kovalev looks relaxed,” Sergio Mora tells me. “I didn’t expect him to be this big in person.”
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