IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) outpointed Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) on Monday night at the DIVS Palace of Sports in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The Russian warmed up for his November 19 clash with former super middleweight world champion Andre Ward by knocking down the challenger in the seventh round and earning scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 118-109. But the bout was a lot more competitive than what was expected.
From the opening bell, Kovalev was…