Kovalev Returns In Destructive Fashion

Sergey Kovalev returned to the light heavyweight division this evening in absolutely destructive fashion, as he demolished Vyacheslav Shabranskyy to pick up the WBO title he had once held. It was quite the impressive return for Kovalev after his brutal loss at the gloves of Andre Ward earlier this year (his second loss to Ward in a row). With a new trainer and a reported new attitude, Kovalev attacked his foe with hard straight rights and piercing lefts. Shabaanskyy never had a chance. Referee Harvey Dock wisely stopped the proceedings (which went down at the Theater in Madison Square Garden) in the second round after Shabranskyy had hit the deck numerous times.