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Sergey Kovalev

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kovalev (Kovalyov) (Russian: Сергей Александрович Ковалёв; born 2 April 1983) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2025. He held multiple light-heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Undisputed) and IBF titles from 2014 to 2016, and the WBO title three times between 2013 and 2019. Nicknamed the "Krusher", Kovalev is particularly known for his exceptional punching power, although he describes himself as "just a regular boxer". In November 2019, Kovalev was ranked as the world's second-best light-heavyweight by The Ring magazine, third by BoxRec, and fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergey Kovalev is the 321st most popular boxer (down from 284th in 2019), the 2,966th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,828th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Russian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Sergey Kovalev ranks 321 out of 496. Before him are Ricky Hatton, Serik Sapiyev, Siarhei Liakhovich, Errol Spence Jr., Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Héctor Vinent. After him are Zhang Xiaoping, Ryōta Murata, Shahin Imranov, Marcos Maidana, Volodymyr Sydorenko, and Félix Díaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Sergey Kovalev ranks 544. Before him are Mohamed Abdelwahab, Lukáš Dlouhý, Lee Sang-yeob, Moustapha Salifou, Jean-Jacques Gosso, and François Clerc. After him are Albert Bunjaku, Jang Mi-ran, Nathalie Péchalat, Mavlet Batirov, Karim Saidi, and Ruta Gedmintas.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergey Kovalev ranks 2,966 out of 3,761. Before him are Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Irina Tchachina (1982), Igor Semshov (1978), Peter Nalitch (1981), Sergey Klyugin (1974), and Aslan Karatsev (1993). After him are Vadim Milov (1972), Vera Dushevina (1986), Olga Skabeyeva (1984), Yuliya Chepalova (1976), Valery Gopin (1964), and Oxxxymiron (1985).

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Among BOXERS In Russia

Among boxers born in Russia, Sergey Kovalev ranks 9. Before him are Boris Lagutin (1938), Stanislav Stepashkin (1940), Alexander Povetkin (1979), Kostya Tszyu (1969), Gennadiy Shatkov (1932), and Sultan Ibragimov (1975). After him are Oleg Saitov (1974), Egor Mekhontsev (1984), Rakhim Chakhkiev (1983), Magomed Aripgadjiev (1977), Ruslan Provodnikov (1984), and Georgy Balakshin (1980).

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