by David P. Greisman

Sergey Kovalev went without seeing his newborn baby while in the final preparation for his November fight with Bernard Hopkins. But even though he’s now spending time with little Alexander, Kovalev won’t be out of training for too long.

That’s because his first bout of 2015 is already being eyed.

“He’s going to fight again in March,” said promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events. “That’s what we’re working on, but it’s a little too early to say against who. Right now I’m collecting all the information, talking to people with HBO and I’m going to sit down with Egis [Klimas, Kovalev’s manager] as we always do and then he’s going to sit down with Sergey, and once we’re all decided, we’re all going let you know.”

The location of the fight is also still to be determined, she said.

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