March 28, 2024

Both Sergey Kovalev and his trainer John David Jackson have taken to social media to share their frustrations with Ward over his seemingly reluctance to accelerate negotiations as mandatories loom.

https://twitter.com/CoachJonJackson/status/845476891905679360

On November 19, 2016 WBA, WBO, and IBF light heavyweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward(31-0 15kos) defeated then undefeated Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev(30-1-1 26kos) via close unanimous decision. The bout took place on HBO Pay-Per-View at the new T-Mobile Arena.