Kubrat Pulev: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua, expects his boxer to stay very busy with mandatory orders - unless a deal is struck for a full division unification with WBC champion Deontay Wilder.
IBF #1 heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev has dismissed criticism for forcibly kissing sports reporter Jennifer Ravalo on the lips during a post-fight interview on Saturday night. The 37-year-old had just defeated Romanian boxer Bogdan Dinu in Las Vegas, his 27th win in 28 professional fights and seventh victory since his 2014 knockout loss to former Ukranian heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko.
Kubrat Pulev wanted to send a resounding message to the big names of the heavyweight division, and he did so by scoring an emphatic knockout victory in front of a sold-out crowd at The Hangar. (photos by Mikey Williams)
By Jake Donovan - On a night when ESPN offered the hard sell on Tyson Fury’s debut on its streaming platform, Kubrat Pulev offered his best in-ring sales pitch as a top heavyweight contender. The 37-year old veteran boxer enjoyed a successful U.S. debut with a dramatic 7th round knockout over former amateur ri...
It’s been 12 years since Kubrat Pulev last fought in the United States, that moment coming in the 2007 World Amateur Championships tournament in Chicago, Ill. Armed with a contract deal with Top Rank and ESPN, Saturday’s stateside return figures to be the first of many in the near future for the veteran heavyweight contender.
If Bob Arum’s game plan unfolds the way the legendary promoter hopes, Kubrat Pulev will win Saturday night and challenge Anthony Joshua in his following fight. Bulgaria’s Pulev (27-1, 13 KOs) is the mandatory challenger for Joshua’s IBF heavyweight title. The 37-year-old contender first must overcome Romania’s Bogdan Dinu (18-1, 14 KOs) in a scheduled 12-rounder ESPN will televise live Saturday night from The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).
Kubrat Pulev, Bogdan Dinu Weights Photos Gallery - Top heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev is ready to make a splash in his U.S. debut. (photos by Mikey Williams). Pulev (26-1, 13 KOs) will take on Bogdan Dinu (18-1, 14 KOs) in the 10-round main event Saturday evening at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.
Top heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev is ready to make a splash in his U.S. debut. Pulev (26-1, 13 KOs) will take on Bogdan Dinu (18-1, 14 KOs) in the 10-round main event Saturday evening at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.
Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev, ranked No. 1 by the IBF, will put his rating on the line against Bogdan Dinu in a 10-round showdown on Saturday, March 23 at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, Calif. In the co-feature, former world champions Jessie Magdaleno and Rico Ramos will clash in a 10-round featherweight bout with potential world title implications.
The proposed heavyweight fight between Robert "the Nordic Nightmare" Helenius and Kubrat "Kobra" Pulev is now off as the parties involved couldn´t agree on terms. As for Helenius there are reports in Finland about other fights in the United States but nothing has been confirmed.