MOSCOW, May 15, Andrey Simonenko. Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev can compete on equal with the best representatives of the first heavy weight, if he feels strong and motivated, considers the ex-world champion according to the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the first heavy weight Grigory Drozd. On the night from Saturday to Sunday, Kovalev defeated the Bulgarian Tervel Pulev by unanimous decision in a duel held in the American Inglewood. This was the debut fight of the 39-year-old Russian in the first heavyweight, before that he fought in the light heavyweight category, in which he was the world champion according to the World Boxing Association (WBA Super), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) . He lost the WBO title in November 2019, losing to the Mexican Saul Alvarez, since then Kovalev has not entered the ring. «Sergey is tall, with long arms, for light heavy he has always been a big guy. Everything is fine with him, there is no such thing that the boxer changed category and is lost. In fact, he was always a cruiserweight, he drove himself in light heavyweight. So, I think, physically he is quite suitable for this category and looks worthy in it. If Sergey has real motivation and he feels in strength, then he can rise up, box with tops and be a competitor, «said Drozd, answering the question of how harmoniously Kovalev looked in his new weight category. The specialist called good impressions from the fight between Kovalev and Pulev.
