By Miguel Maravilla

Sergey Kovalev: “I am very happy to be here and I will disappoint you (to jeering Ward fans) Believe it! Tomorrow he’ll find out who’s the best. November 19 will be crush date! I will knock him out and knock him down a few times. That’s my goal.”

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Andre Ward: “It’s simple. He don’t like me, and I don’t like him. He’s the champion, so I respect him as a champion…I’m trying to become a two-division world champion, and I’m not leaving Las Vegas without them belts.”

Photo: Emily Harney