Kovalev hands Pascal a lopsided beatdown

World light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev successfully defended his three titles on Saturday, demolishing challenger Jean Pascal in a rematch of their March 2015 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 TKO.

This was Pascal's first fight with six-time trainer of the year Roach, but the outcome was virtually the same as his March fight against Kovalev, which ended with an eight-round technical knockout for the Russian.