Kovalev by knockout lost to Alvarez in the fight for the WBO world title

The fight took place in Las Vegas. Alvarez knocked out an opponent in the 11th round.

Thus, the Mexican, who owns the WBC, WBA Super and IBF middleweight belts, became the WBO light heavyweight world champion.

For Kovalev, this was the fourth loss in his career with 34 wins and two draws.

Earlier it was reported that the Kovalev team associated problems during weighing with the error of the scales.