Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) dethroned previously undefeated Sergey Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight titles on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Ward battled back from a second round knockdown to edge Kovalev by scores of 114-113 on all three scorecards and become a two-weight world champion.
Kovalev got the better of the early action, as he rocked Ward with a stiff left jab in the first round. The Russian found the…
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