Their first fight ended with a dramatic knockout that shook up the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The rematch between Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs) and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) will bring two of the light heavyweight division’s biggest names to The Star.
Alvarez will defend his WBO light heavyweight world title against former unified light heavyweight world champion Kovalev on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys practice facility.
In their first fight, Kovalev was stopped in the 7th round by Alvarez back in August, but according to Kovalev, that won’t happen this time around in Texas.
“The last fight he got lucky. He got lucky of course,” Kovalev said on Wednesday. “I lost concentration for just a couple of seconds – a lack of attention just for one second. Then I couldn’t get focused after the knockdown.
“Maybe I wasn’t ready enough. I don’t want to use it as excuses, but on Saturday I will prove that I am better than Alvarez. And that is my goal to get my belts back. That’s my goal right now, and it is a big motivation.”
Kovalev, 35, has a lot going on outside the ring. According to TMZ Sports, Kovalev has been charged with felony assault for allegedly punching a woman in the face back in June. Kovalev has denied those allegations.
You wonder if the outside stuff will have an impact on Kovalev’s performance on Saturday because based on the results of the first fight, Kovalev is going to have to be ready both mentally and physically if he wants to beat Alvarez.
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