In the main event Sergey Kovalev will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO light heavyweight titles against Chilemba. The co-feature is Super Welterweight Magomed Kurbanov against Sasha Yengoyan in a schedule 10 round bout. The vent takes place in Russia and is promoted by Main Events. In a special edition HBO Sports returns to Russia for the first time since 2013 and will air the bout same day tape-delayed starting at 10:15pm ET.