Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin & Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera Final Press Conference Quotes

03/02/201803/01/2018 Main Events

Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events “Hello everyone. It has been a very long, cold winter, but don’t worry. Main Events is now here to … continue

Kovalev-Mikhalkin & Bivol-Barrera quotes for Saturday

03/01/201802/28/2018 Main Events

Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – Two-Time Light Heavyweight World Champion “I am hearing how everyone is saying how Mikhalkin is going to be easy, but we’ll … continue

Barrera / Bivol Quotes

02/24/2018 Main Events

Yesterday Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) met with members of the media in Miami to discuss his upcoming mandatory challenge fight against WBA Light Heavyweight … continue

Bivol: I’m glad Sullivan Barrera accepted the challenge

02/23/201802/21/2018 Main Events

WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) met with news media at the Legendz Gym, owned and run by Roger Ruiz yesterday to discuss his upcoming mandatory title defense against #1 ranked challenger Sullivan Barrera (21-1-0, 14 KOs).

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Kovalev – Mikhalkin & Bivol – Barrera on March 3

02/20/2018 Main Events

Certain nations have always been known for producing boxing talent: Mexico, Great Britain, the Philippines, Japan and, of course, the United States.

And now Russia stands on the brink of joining this elite company. The latest Russian import from Irkutsk in eastern Siberia, light heavyweight Igor Mikhalkin (21-1, 9 KOs), faces the greatest challenge of his career as he makes his United States debut.

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Kovalev vs. Mikhalkin and Bivol vs Barrera quotes for 3/3 on HBO

02/17/201802/16/2018 Main Events

Kathy Duva: Welcome everyone to the Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin and Dmitry Bivol vs. Sullivan Barrera international media conference call. This is Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events. I just want to, on a personal note, tell everybody it’s great to have you back after these few months. This is a long cold winter. Happy to be able to get back into action.

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Results: Barrera stops Valera; Gamboa – Sosa

11/26/201711/26/2017 Main Events

Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Felix Valera (162, 13 KOs) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic scored knockdowns in the first round.

In the second round, Valera began to taunt Sullivan with his antics but Barrera countered with hard shots that put a quick end to the showboating. However, Barrera suffered a cut over his left eye that started to swell in the second round. Shortly after the bell rang to start the third round, Valera hit Barrera with a low blow that cost him a point on the judges’ scorecards.

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Results: Kovalev destroys Shabranskyy; Barrera & Gamboa win

11/26/201711/25/2017 Jeff Sorby

Former IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 27 KOs) overpowered Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (19-2, 16 KOs) in obliterating him in 2 short rounds to win the vacant WBO light heavyweight title on Saturday night in their fight on HBO World Championship Boxing at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Sullivan Barrera battles Felix Valera this Sat.

11/22/201711/21/2017 Main Events

This Saturday’s Kovalev-Shabranskyy HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast will include a battle between two of the light heavyweight division’s biggest punchers when Sullivan Barrera and Felix Valera square off at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Below is the scouting report for this exciting match-up:

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Barrera vs. Valera on Kovalev vs. Shabranskyy card

11/18/201711/17/2017 Main Events

Sullivan Barrera – “Camp has been great. It continues to get better with my new coach, Derik Santos. Every camp we work on different things. I am enjoying camp because I am learning a lot from him and we mix well. Nov 25 expect a great performance from me!”

“The door is wide open for everyone in the light heavyweight division. There are a lot of great fights to be made and I’m just looking to continue being in the mix with all the great fighters we have in our division.”

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