MONTREAL: Light heavyweight world champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev successfully defended his three titles on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), demolishing challenger Jean Pascal in a rematch of their March fight.

The 32-year-old Russian dominated every round, masterfully cutting off the ring and landing left jabs at will before Pascal’s trainer Freddie Roach put a stop to the slaughter before the start of round eight -- giving Kovalev a seventh-round technical knockout.

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