Sergey Kovalev routs Jean Pascal by TKO in fight called after 7th

Dan Rafael  ESPN Senior Writer

MONTREAL -- Unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev had a much easier time in Saturday's rematch with Jean Pascal than he did the first time he knocked Pascal out.

Ten months ago, Kovalev knocked Pascal out in the eighth round of a fairly dominant performance, but he totally outclassed Pascal in the rematch Saturday night before 9,866 at the Bell Centre.

Kovalev beat, battered and bloodied Pascal in a one-sided destruction in front of Pascal's hometown crowd before Freddie Roach, working as Pascal's trainer for the first time, stopped the fight in the corner after the seventh round.

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