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THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

BY ROB TEBBUTT
DIVISIVE: Undeniably a top in-ring talent, Kovalev has courted controversy beyond the ropes
Portrait: RICHARD PELHAM/GETTY IMAGES

AHEAD of Sergey Kovalev’s farewell fight in Chelyabinsk on Friday night against Artur Mann, we look back at the controversial career of the ‘Krusher’…

JULY 2009

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