Sergey Kovalev will be left with only a quarter of his purse from his emphatic victory over legend Bernard Hopkins last month. The Russian unified the WBO, IBF and WBA light-heavyweight titles with a one-sided win over Hopkins in Atlantic City. But after tax and payments to his trainer and manager, Kovalev will be left with $125,000 of his $500,000 purse. Sergey Kovalev (right) dominated Bernard Hopkins over 12 one-sided rounds in Atlantic City last month Hopkins survived a torrid 12th round but lost his IBF and WBA light-heavyweight titles to Kovalev 'Taxes are counted at the end of the year and I have to pay all of them,' he told Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. 'They told me that from my earnings I have to pay 50 per cent taxes, plus deduct payments for my manager and trainer.
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Sergey Kovalev beat Bernard Hopkins on points in Atlantic City last month
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His purse was $500,000 but he will take home a quarter after tax and fees
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Kovalev is the IBF, WBO and WBA light-heavyweight world champion
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He is set to defend his belts against Jean Pascal in March next year
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Kovalev's son was born less than three weeks before his fight with @placeholder but he did not see him until after the fight.