Wednesday 21 September 2016 12:43, UK
The huge light-heavyweight showdown between unbeaten rivals Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward will be shown live and exclusive on Sky Sports.
Kovalev (30-0-1-KO26) will put his IBF, WBA Super and WBO world titles on the line against Ward (30-0-KO15) at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, on November 19.
With elite fighters Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez boxing in London and Texas respectively in recent weeks, this battle of unbeaten fighters will be the biggest Vegas fight of the year.
Ward has been the super-middleweight supremo but moved up to light-heavyweight at the start of the year and set his sights on the hard-hitting Russian from the start.
Kovalev, known as 'Krusher', picked up his first world title by blasting out Wales' Nathan Cleverly back in 2013 and has gone on a run that has seen him beat Bernard Hopkins, Jean Pascal (twice) and most recently, Isaac Chilemba.
Californian Ward was at ringside watching on knowing the fight was signed and is out to prove he is the new light-heavyweight king, after a perfect super-middleweight career that saw him beat the likes of Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler.
With three world titles on the line at the T-Mobile Arena, the winner will be crowned the 175lbs No 1, even with Adonis Stevenson (28-1-KO23) holding the WBC strap.
The big-punching Russian is my kind of fighter. Kovalev is far from the slickest, nor is he a multi-weight winner - but he is a highly-entertaining throwback who takes on all-comers and Ward is one we all want to see.
Ward is a brilliant boxer and I think he's the best technical fighter on the planet right now. The fight with Sergey Kovalev will shake things up, but do we know if he is as good as he was at super-middleweight?
Adam Smith, Head of Sky Boxing, said: "It is the biggest Las Vegas fight of the year and we are delighted to be showing it live on Sky Sports.
"Sergey Kovalev is a beast in the ring and guarantees action, whereas Ward is regarded by many as the most skilful and smart fighter going.
"The bottom line is someone's '0' is going to go in the sort of fight that sees the best take on the best."
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