Boxing roundup: Kovalev wins; Ward’s turn Aug. 6 at Oracle
Unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev outpointed a rugged Isaac Chilemba by unanimous decision Monday to keep his November superfight alive with Oakland’s Andre Ward. Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs), known as “The Krusher,” sent Chilemba sprawling to the canvas in the seventh round off a solid one-two combination, but the challenger rose off the canvas […]