Kovalev v Ward looks a done deal for November.

2016 threatened to deliver numerous superfights, April brought us Amir Khans brave challenge to a middleweight Canelo Alvarez, May should have brought us the heavyweight thriller between WBC King, Deontay Wilder and dangerous challenger Alexander Povetkin before a shock drugs scandal took the fight from us..  The near future promises us some tasty dust ups too, Tyson Furys curious rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on July 9th at heavyweight and Shawn Porters on off battle with the hard punching Keith Thurman scheduled for June 25th, yet the most interesting, highly anticipated match of this year looks to be only months away..
Light heavyweights Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward looks signed and sealed, both signed a contract agreeing to fight each other today , the fight looks likely to be November 19th at the T-mobile in Las Vegas..
Kathy Duva of Main Events, who promote Kovalev, had previously stated the pair had agreed to fight and Sergey’s manager, Egis Klimas, confirmed that the superfight is signed.
Kovalev will defend his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Isaac Chilemba in Russia on July 11th, paving the way to this highly anticipated superfight.
The unbeaten 33-year-old is widely regarded as the best light-heavyweight in the world, the Chilemba fight looks perfect preparation for Ward, the Malawi-born South African is a slippery customer and almost impossible to look good against, with a style not too dissimilar to Ward’s – though he is several levels below the former super-middleweight boss.
HBO, who have broadcast Kovalev’s fights in the US for some time now, have not yet committed to the Chilemba fight, but are expected to pick up Sergey’s meeting with Ward.
Ward made his first official outing at light-heavyweight with a 12-round routing of unbeaten Sullivan Barrera in March, having cleaned out the 168lb division with wins over Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler and Arthur Abraham.