article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev Sergey Kovalev stopped Canadian Jean Pascal Jean Pascal early in the eighth round Saturday night to retain Sergey Kovalev three world light heavyweight titles.
article_snippet: The large Bell Centre crowd booed when referee Luis Pabon stopped the fight, with the dazed Pascal (29-3-1) against the ropes from a series of blows from Sergey Kovalev (27-0-1).
article_snippet: And Canadian Canadian wasn't happy with the stoppage, immediately calling for a rematch after the bout was stopped, insisting: 'I was still in the fight.
article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev's arm is lifted aloft by the fight after stopping Canadian Jean Pascal in the eighth round .
article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev (right) lands a right to the head of Canadian Pascal during the light heavyweight bout .
article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev Sergey Kovalev (left) lands a left to Canadian Pascal's body during the bout Montreal .
article_snippet: the fight was the first time that Canadian Pascal (right) had been stopped in Sergey Kovalev career . '
article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev looked to have won seven of the eight rounds in the bout. '
article_snippet: How I started I didn't like,' said Sergey Kovalev. '
article_snippet: But after the fourth round I got control of Jean and what you saw -- I got Sergey Kovalev with a good right hand and Sergey Kovalev lost.'
article_snippet: Pascal, the former WBC champion from Montreal, was stopped for the first time in his career.
article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev (left) hands a head shot on Canadian Pascal with Sergey Kovalev right during the fight at the Bell Centre .
article_snippet: Sergey Kovalev (right) gets a punch with Kovalev (right) right to the head of Canadian Pascal as Kovalev (right) opponent tries to avoid it .
article_snippet: Canadian Pascal (right) lands a body shot on Sergey Kovalev during their championship bout .
article_snippet: Pascal looks dazed in his corner as his is given a pep talk during the fight at the Bell Centre the Bell Centre .
article_snippet: Canadian Pascal gets the standing count from the referee after falling in the third round of the fight at the Bell Centre .
highlights_snippet: Russian stopped Canadian Jean Pascal in the eighth round .