After Agnew fight, WBO champ Sergey Kovalev faces uncertain future

"I don't follow anybody," Kovalev said. "I see that [Stevenson] has something that I want. I want the WBC title. I want the WBA title. I want the IBF title.

Chris Mannix | Mar 26, 2014

After Agnew fight, WBO champ Sergey Kovalev faces uncertain future /

WBO light heavyweight champ Sergey Kovalev will search for an opponent to follow Saturday's fight. — WBO light heavyweight champ Sergey Kovalev will search for an opponent to follow Saturday's fight :: Scott Heavey/Getty Images

"I don't follow anybody," Kovalev said. "I see that [Stevenson] has something that I want. I want the WBC title. I want the WBA title. I want the IBF title. I'm ready to fight any champion. I have one title. I want to add one more title this year. It's not very good if everybody wants to see our fights but politics won't let it happen. For me, it's not good. We will try to get a good fight this year after this fight."

Published Mar 26, 2014

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.