Sergey Kovalev SHOCKS Boxing World on Next Career Move – Breaking News
Sergey Kovalev will return in March against an opponent to be named and a location to be determined. Speculation is he will fight IBF mandatory Nadjib Mohammedi, who was signed yesterday by Main Events. “He is going to fight again in March but it is too early to say who his opponent might be,” said promoter Kathy Duva. “I am going to sit down with Egis [Klimas] and then once we make the decision we will let you all know.”
Kovalev stated he is ready to fight anyone they put in front of him, but added that he would like to add the WBC title to his collection. “I haven’t cleaned up this division yet. I have a goal to get the WBC title.”
Finally, Kovalev’s advice for Bernard Hopkins? “My counsel for Bernard is that he needs to stop his career. He is already not young man and he lost to Kovalev not because of his age. He feels great, he feels good, he feels he is in good shape, and he feels young in his body. He can get a lot of wins against a lot of good fighters including [Adonis] Stevenson and other top ten fighters. It is not my job right now. It is his job. He is feeling very good. I think he needs to stop and give the opportunity to younger boxers to be fighting on the top stage.”