Opening the HBO telecast at The Hard Rock in Atlantic City, NJ ON Saturday night is WBA light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol taking on challenger Isaac Chilemba in a 12-round bout.
In the main event WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev defends his title against Eleider Alvarez in a 12-round bout.
Official Weights from Atlantic City:
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev
Eleider “Storm” Alvarez
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Montreal, Canada
32-2-1, 28 KOs
23-0, 11 KOs
Weight: 174.0, Trunks: Russian Flag
Weight: 174.4, Trunks: WHT/BLK
Bivol vs. Chilemba
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Dmitry Bivol
Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba
St. Petersburg, Russia
Malawi
13-0, 11 KOs
25-5-2, 10 KOs
Weight: 174.6, Trunks: Black
Weight: 175.0, Trunks: GLD/BLK
Nursultanov vs. Batista
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Meiirim “The Sultan” Nursultanov
Jonathan Batista
Astana, Kazakhstan
San Pedro, Dominican Republic
7-0, 6 KOs
17-14, 10 KOs
Weight: 159.4, Trunks: Red/BLK
Weight: 164.0, Trunks: BLK/WHT
Murtazaliev vs. Carcamo
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Bakhram Murtazaliev
Fernando Carcamo
Grozny, Russia
Ciudad, Mexico
12-0, 10 KOs
23-8, 18 KOs
Weight: 153.0, Trunks: Pink
Weight: 164.0, Trunks: Green
Galarza vs. Duarte
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Frank Galarza
Alex Duarte
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
19-2-2, 11 KOs
13-5-1, 10 KOs
Weight: 154.4, Trunks: WHT/Blue
Weight: 151.6, Trunks: Red/Blue
Ashkeyev vs. Flores
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Madiyar Ashkeyev
Eduardo Flores
Merki, Kazakhstan
Quito, Ecuador
9-0, 5 KOs
24-29-4, 14 KOs
Weight: 153.0, Trunks: Red/BLK
Weight: 153.0, Trunks: YLW/BLK
Alexander vs. Douglin
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Vaughn Alexander
Denis Douglin
St. Louis, MO
Marlboro, NJ
12-0, 8 KOs
19-6, 12 KOs
Weight: 166.4, Trunks: BLK/Red
Weight: 167.2, Trunks: BLK/GLD/Blue
Dargan vs. Perez
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Karl “Dynamite” Dargan
Jonathan Perez
Philadelphia, PA
Barranquilla, Columbia
17-1, 9 KOs
37-22, 29 KOs
Weight: 135.6, Trunks: BLK/GLD
Weight: 136.0, Trunks: Red/WHT
Gogokhia vs. Montes
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Enriko Gogokhia
Ronald Montes
Zugdidi, Georgia
Barranquilla, Columbia
7-0, 3 KOs
18-9, 16 KOs
Weight: 147.4, Trunks: WHT/Red
Weight: 148.8, Trunks: Blue
Villarreal vs. Hooks
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Ismael Villarreal
Kieran Hooks
Bronx, NY
Philadelphia, PA
2-0
3-0-1, 1 KO
Weight: 156.4, Trunks: Red/BLU
Weight: 156.4, Trunks: WHT/Red
