A closer look at Swedish undefeated boxer Robin Safar’s upcoming fight

Robin Safar. Photo via Instagram (@robzsafar)

Undefeated Swedish pro boxer Robin Safar is up for the toughest task of his pro career. On Saturday he will take on Sergey Kovalev in a light heavyweight bout.

The fight will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk.

”I’m so happy to be a part of this event,” Safar said at the recent press conference. ”I can’t really describe how excited I am. And to be able to fight a name like Sergey Kovalev, and basically having my breakthrough at a moment like this, you know, it couldn’t be better.”

The Russian veteran held multiple light-heavyweight world championships, including the WBA and IBF titles from 2014 to 2016, and the WBO title three times between 2013 and 2019. The 32-year-old Swede, however, is confident he got what it takes to beat Kovalev and get international recognition.

”I’ve been sweating a lot. I’ve been bleeding a lot. I’ve been sacrificing a lot in my life so I feel it’s like my time right now. My time to shine.”

This is Robin Safar

• Nationality: Swedish
• Date of birth: November 30, 1992
• Height: 6′ 3″
• Reach: N/A
• Total fights: 16 Record: 16-0 (12 KOs)

This is Sergey Kovalev

• Date of birth: April 2, 1983
• Height: 6′ 0″ Reach: 72.5″
• Total fights: 40
• Record: 35-4-1 (29 KOs)

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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight card

Photo via Instagram (@tysonfury)

The Fury vs Usyk will be available in a number of regions on DAZN PPV. More information here! Swedish viewers will pay 230.00 SEK for the PPV. The card is expected to start at 18.00 CET / 2 p.m. ET. The ringwalks for Fury vs. Usyk are scheduled for 0.05 CET / 6:05 p.m. ET.

• Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk; For the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO world heavyweight titles
• Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis; For the vacant IBF world cruiserweight title
• Joe Cordina vs. Anthony Cacace; For Cordina’s IBF world super featherweight title
• Agit Kabayel vs. Frank Sanchez; Heavyweight
• Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirwan Safar; Cruiserweight
• Mark Chamberlain vs. Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab; Lightweight
• Moses Itauma vs. Ilja Mezencev; Heavyweight
• David Nyika vs. Michael Seitz; Cruiserweight
• Isaac Lowe vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi; Featherweight

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