Ward v Kovalev in 2 weeks time
#11
Are we thinking about 3pm for the main event, die?
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#12
Or a little before. 3PM here is 11PM in the US. And the main event usually starts from 10:30 onwards, depending on how the undercards go.
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#13
Six hours difference.

So 4:00pm here is 10:00pm Eastern time in USA.

Could start around 4:30pm NZ time.
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#14
You're right, as usual Kiwi.  Here's the world clock. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/  Doesn't matter though.  It's in Vegas.  Regardless, they are JUST starting the bottom of the undercard with the two women, with about 6 bouts to go before the main event.  So like you said, it might be closer 4-5PM.  Here's the card:  Stevens and Crews are currently fighting.

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA view event
Light Heavyweight Sergey Kovalev 30 0 1 S Andre Ward 30 0 0

WBA Super World light heavyweight title
IBF World light heavyweight title
WBO World light heavyweight title
Light Heavyweight Isaac Chilemba 24 4 2 S Oleksandr Gvozdyk 11 0 0

NABF light heavyweight title
Super Lightweight Maurice Hooker 21 0 2 S Darleys Perez 33 2 1

WBO NABO super lightweight title
Middleweight Curtis Stevens 28 5 0 S James De la Rosa 23 4 0

WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
Middleweight Bakhram Murtazaliev 6 0 0 W Botirsher Obidov 6 0 1 TKO

Super Featherweight Tyler McCreary 11 0 0 W Vincent Jennings 5 2 1 MD

Heavyweight Brice Ritani Coe 4 4 1 S Darmani Rock 5 0 0

Super Lightweight Sonny Fredrickson 14 0 0 W Gabriel Duluc 11 1 0 UD

Middleweight Meirim Nursultanov debut W Henry Beckford 4 5 0 UD

Super Middleweight Claressa Shields debut S Franchon Crews debut
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#15
Kovalev-Ward off-TV undercard results

By David Robinett and Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Highly touted heavyweight prospect Darmani Rock, (6-0, 4 KOs), looked unimpressive en route to a pedestrian four-round unanimous decision over MMA fighter Brice Ritani-Coe, (4-5-1, 3 KOs), by scores of 40-36 twice, and a bizarre 40-35 score where there were no knockdowns, penalties, or enough action in any round to score it 10-8.

Two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields made her long-anticipated pro debut, earning a hard fought unanimous decision over her former USA Boxing teammate Franchon Crews, 40-36 on all three cards in a four-round super middleweight bout. Crews, the 2015 U.S. national champion at light heavyweight and Olympic alternate who was also debuting, came out guns blazing at the opening bell, forcing Shields into a shootout when it was clear Shields wanted to try and box. But each time Shields tried to get into a rhythm behind her jab, Crews would swing away, forcing Shields to do the same. Shields’ class began to show though in round three, as Crews began to tire and Shields starting landing accurate big right hands before backing away and resetting her offense. It was more of the same by Shields in round four, and it was also evident that Shields probably would have knocked her opponent out given another round or two to work with. Nevertheless, it was a good debut by Shields in an exciting fight, which drew several ovations from the fans in attendance.

Undefeated featherweight Tyler McCreary (12-0, 6 KOs), of Toledo, Ohio won a majority decision over Vincent Jennings (5-3-1, 4 KOs), of Grand Rapids, Michigan in a six-round bout. McCreary was the taller man as he kept Jennings away with the jab. Jennings pressed the fight but McCreary’s reach and flashy boxing skill made the difference as the judges scored the bout 59-55, 58-56, and one judge scored the bout a draw 57-57.

Roc Nation’s prospect Sonny Fredrickson, (15-0, 9 KOs), earned a hard-fought unanimous decision over Gabriel Duluc, (11-2, 2 KOs), in an eight-round junior welterweight contest. Scores were 77-75, 78-74, 78-74. Fredrickson, who at 6’2″ presents an imposing figure for a junior welterweight, took advantage of his height and reach advantage to accurately counterpunch Duluc, who spent large portions of the fight coming forward to apply pressure to his taller foe early but began to tire late, allowing Fredrickson to accurately counter him in spurts before circling out of harms way. Despite his height, Fredrickson also had success inside, landing effectively to the body and with the uppercut, particularly in the later rounds when Duluc appeared too tired to consistently answer back during their exchanges.

In a clash of unbeaten middleweights, Bakhram Murtazaliev, (7-0, 5 KOs), laid waste to Botirsher Obidev, (6-1-1, 2 KOs), scoring three impressive knockdowns in the second round to force a referee stoppage. Murtazaliev, who shares a trainer with light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev, looked nearly as explosive as his Russian compatriot, dropping Obidev to the canvas early in round two. A left hook to the chin sent Obidev down for the second time. Finally, a straight right hand crumpled Obidev for the third and final time, prompting referee Vic Drakulich to wave it off at 2:52.

Another amateur standout from the Kazakhstani boxing pipeline, middleweight Meiirim Nursultanov, made his pro debut in the opening bout from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, on the undercard of the Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward fight. Nursultanov earned a six-round unanimous decision over Henry Beckford, (4-6, 1 KO), by a score of 60-54 across the board. Beckford, coming off a big upset over an undefeated prospect in his last fight, proved to be a competitive foe for Nursultanov, overcoming several hard right hands from Nursultanov while landing the occasional lead left of his own. However Nursultanov, despite showing some of the awkwardness and sloppy technique of a debuting fighter, landed the stronger blows and greater volume of punches to take the well-earned victory.
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#16
http://www.cricfree.sx/watch/live/sergey-kovalev-vs-andre-ward-live-streaming
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#17
Horrible.

I had kovalev by 3.

Watched fight with colonel bob commentary and he had kovalev by 2 rounds, I gave kovalev 1 extra close one but imo it was a straightforward fight to score.

Kovalev tired late due to his strategy of ragdolling ward to stop the dirty stuff inside.

They stole the man's belts after a great performance.

Sad
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#18
I thought Ward came back well, but gave it to Kovalev by a couple.
Another fight where the aggressor coming forward doesn't get enough credit from the judges.
Great fight though, and I have a lot of respect for Ward taking this fight against a naturally bigger guy.

Vegas decision for the hometown boy, but it was close. Don't know if the belts were stolen, just "lifted"
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#19
(11-20-2016, 07:56 PM)gothenaki Wrote: I thought Ward came back well, but gave it to Kovalev by a couple.
Another fight where the aggressor coming forward doesn't get enough credit from the judges.
Great fight though, and I have a lot of respect for Ward taking this fight against a naturally bigger guy.

Vegas decision for the hometown boy, but it was close. Don't know if the belts were stolen, just "lifted"

They were stolen, kovalev had everything against him, was the away fighter, ward had the crowd and kovalev won close but clear.

If that fight was in Moscow the cards would have been 116-112 or wider.

I credit ward a good tactical performance in the second half but he didn't do enough to win.

You have to beat the champion to take his belts
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#20
I had Kovalev as the winner by a couple. The aggressor should always get given the close rounds.
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