Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Safar: How to Watch, Start Time

• By Jacob Baker Feb 4, 2024, 1:45 PM
• Last updated | May 19, 2024, 3:15 PM

On Saturday, May 18, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sergey «Krusher» Kovalev will go head-to-head with Robin Safar in an 10-round cruiserweight showdown. Find out how to watch the fight live.

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• Tale of The Tape
• Result
• Date, Time and Arena
• Live Broadcast
• Video
• Fight Card
• Sergey Kovalev
• Robin Safar
• Who Will Win?
• Comments

Tale of The Tape

Sergey Kovalev	Robin Safar
Russia	Sweden
35 - 4 - 1 (29 KOs)	16 - 0 - 0 (12 KOs)
cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)	cruiserweight (200 lbs / 90,72 kg)
Age:
41 years 31 years Age
14 years 7 years Pro
735 days 395 days Inactive
Wins:
88% 100% Win Rate
83% 75% KO Win Rate
Losses:
10% 0% Loss Rate
0% 0% KO Loss Rate
Anthropometry:
6′ 0″ (183 cm) 6′ 3″ (191 cm) Height
orthodox orthodox Stance

Result

Date, Time and Arena

Arena

The fight will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Date and Time

What time do the first fights start?

• USA

  The fight night will start on Saturday, May 18 at 10:00 AM New York time.

• Canada

  The fight night will start on Saturday, May 18 at 10:00 AM Ottawa time.

• United Kingdom

  The fight night will start on Saturday, May 18 at 3:00 PM London time.

• Ireland

  The fight night will start on Saturday, May 18 at 3:00 PM Dublin time.

• Australia

  The fight night will start on Sunday, May 19 at 12:00 AM Canberra time.

• New Zealand

  The fight night will start on Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 AM Wellington time.

Live Broadcast

Watch Live: How to Stream Kovalev vs Safar Fight.

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Video

Full Fight/Highlights

Fight Promo

Fight Card

Check out who’s stepping into the ring or cage on Saturday, May 18.
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2	Notes
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Tyson Fury (34 - 0 - 1)	Oleksandr Usyk (21 - 0 - 0)	WBC World WBC 'Fury vs Usyk' Belt IBO World WBO World IBF World WBA (Super) World The Ring
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	Jai Opetaia (24 - 0 - 0)	Mairis Briedis (28 - 2 - 0)	IBF World (vacant) The Ring
super featherweight (130 lbs)	Joe Cordina (17 - 0 - 0)	Anthony Cacace (21 - 1 - 0)	IBO World IBF World
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	Sergey Kovalev (35 - 4 - 1)	Robin Sirwan Safar (16 - 0 - 0)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Frank Sanchez (24 - 0 - 0)	Agit Kabayel (24 - 0 - 0)	WBC Heavyweight Elimination
lightweight (135 lbs)	Mark Chamberlain (15 - 0 - 0)	Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab (23 - 1 - 0)	WBC (Silver) (vacant)
featherweight (126 lbs)	Isaac Lowe (24 - 2 - 3)	Hasibullah Ahmadi (16 - 1 - 0)
heavyweight (200+ lbs)	Moses Itauma (8 - 0 - 0)	Ilja Mezencev (25 - 3 - 0)	WBO Inter-Continental (vacant)
light heavyweight (175 lbs)	Daniel Lapin (9 - 0 - 0)	Octavio Pudivitr (9 - 1 - 0)	WBA Inter-Continental (vacant)
cruiserweight (200 lbs)	David Nyika (8 - 0 - 0)	Michael Seitz (12 - 0 - 0)

Sergey Kovalev

Sergey «Krusher» Kovalev

Sergey Kovalev is a Russian boxer.
As a professional athlete, Kovalev has been performing for 14 years.

Last Fight

The last fight of Sergey Kovalev took place on May 14, 2022 against Tervel Pulev (16 - 0 - 0).
Kovalev won by unanimous decision (UD).

Sergey Kovalev vs. Tervel Pulev 

First World Title

On August 17, 2013 Sergey Kovalev became the WBO light heavyweight champion.
Kovalev defeated World champion Nathan Cleverly (26 - 0 - 0).

And the New...

WBO World champion Sergey Kovalev

Professional Career

How many fights did Sergey Kovalev have?

All Sergey Kovalev's Losses

Who all beat Sergey Kovalev?

Sergey Kovalev's defeat

Sergey «Krusher» Kovalev Highlights

Robin Safar

Robin Safar

Robin Safar is a Swedish boxer.
As a professional athlete, Safar has been performing for 7 years and remains unbeaten.

Last Fight

The last fight of Robin Safar took place on April 19, 2023 against DeShon Webster (12 - 6 - 3).
Safar won by retirement (RTD).

Professional Career

How many fights did Robin Safar have?

All Robin Safar's Losses

Robin Safar remains undefeated as a professional boxer.

Robin Safar Highlights

Who Will Win?

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