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Two of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world will meet for the second time in seventh months on Saturday night, as Andre Ward defends his WBA, IBF and WBO light heavyweight titles against Sergey Kovalev.
Ward won the first matchup via unanimous decision, but he was ahead on each scorecard by just one point, and many felt that Kovalev–who had scored a knockdown in the second round–should have been the winner. Either way, it was a damn close fight between two of the best in the sport, and the rematch should be absolutely enthralling.
A couple of fights that have been scheduled in the past month have taken some attention away from this one, but rest assured it still stands as one of the most anticipated bouts of the year.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch the action from Las Vegas:
Kovalev vs. Ward 2
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Start Time, United States: The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET. Ward vs. Kovalev is fourth on the card and should start around 11:30 p.m. ET
Start Time, UK: The main card starts at 2 a.m. early Sunday morning. Ward vs. Kovalev is fourth on the card and should start around 4:30 a.m.
TV, United States: HBO PPV. $54.99 for SD; $64.99 for HD. You can click here for info about how to order
TV, UK: Sky Sports 1
Live Stream, UK: SkySports.com or Sky Sports Pass
Card:
Light Heavyweight: Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev
Super Bantamweight: Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Moises Flores
Middleweight: Luis Arias vs. Arif Magomedov
Light Heavyweight: Dmitry Bivol vs. Cedric Agnew
Featherweight: Tramaine Williams vs. Christopher Martin
Middleweight: Fabiano Pena vs. Vaughn Alexander
Super Middleweight: Junior Younan vs. Zoltan Sera
Welterweight: Enriko Gogokhia vs. Jonathan Steele
Middleweight: Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Alex Sandro Duarte
Super Lightweight: John Bauza vs. Tyrome Jones
