Kubrat Pulev: record, next fight and profile →
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.
The Kubrat Pulev vs Robert Helenius heavyweight clash is not on yet - at least not according to Helenius' manager Markus Sundman. "It´s one of the fights we are in negotiations about," states Sundman in a short comment over mail to this reporter.
Kubrat Pulev Press Conference Photos Gallery - Top Rank help a press conference to announce their co-promotional pact with former heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (26-1, 13 KOs), who is also handled by Epic Sports. Pulev, 37-years-old, is currently mandatory challenger to International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs).
New York - Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KO’s) is slated for an April 2019 return date at Wembley Stadium in London. After stopping Alexander Povetkin (34-2, 23 KO’s) this past September, the question has been who will ultimately become his next opponent for that date. Joshua holds the WBC, WBA, IBO and IBF world heavyweight titles. Three of those titles carry mandatory obligations and some of them will be due by next year.
Hughie Fury’s bid to fight for a world title suffered a setback this evening with a points loss against Kubrat Pulev at Armeec Arena in Sofia, Bulgaria. The brave 24-year-old was undeterred in his quest for a world title shot in making the decision to fight in Pulev’s home town, facing a hostile partisan crowd on the walk to the ring.
Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria - In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, Kubrat Pulev (26-1, 13 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Hughie Fury (21-2, 11 KOs). The scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 115-113.
Fury, Pulev Scorecard BoxingScene Live - British heavyweight boxer Hughie Fury tipped the scales at 16 stone 12lbs (107KG) ahead of his highly anticipated IBF heavyweight final eliminator against Kubrat Pulev this weekend.
Fury, Pulev Weights - Hughie Fury tipped the scales at 16 stone 12lbs (107KG, 235.8-pounds) ahead of his highly anticipated IBF heavyweight final eliminator against Kubrat Pulev this weekend.
Hughie Fury looks forward to seizing the opportunity to challenge Anthony Joshua world titles but isn’t for a second underestimating his rival for the IBF mandatory position; Kubrat Pulev.
With a number of his heavyweight contemporaries refusing to take on Kubrat Pulev in his home town of Sofia, Hughie Fury has been applauded by many for agreeing to take on the Bulgarian native in his own back yard.