Kubrat Pulev: record, next fight and profile →
According to the Twitter flow from Kalle and Nisse Sauerland, EBU heavyweight king Kubrat Pulev (23-1) will for the first time fight in his home country of Bulgaria. When, where and against who is to be announced.
Newly crowned EBU heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev (23-1) will now have big Pole Mariusz Wach (32-2) as official challenger. The parties have a period for private negotiations before a date for purse bids are set.
Hamburg, Germany - For the vacant EBU heavyweight world championship, Kubrat Pulev (23-1, 12KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Dereck Chisora (25-6, 17KOs). The fight was also an IBF eliminator for a future shot at world champion Anthony Joshua, who defends the title next month against Dominic Breazeale. The scores were 116-112 for Pulev, 115-113 for Chisora, and 118-110 for Pulev.
Hamburg, Germany - Super middleweight Dominik Ameri (12-21) stopped one Mihaita Cosma (0-2) billed as from Romania in the second in a joke of a fight. Cosma knew nothing about boxing, was down in the first, had a point deducted and wrestled around until he retired at 1.25 of the second.
Tyson Fury will be 'over the moon' if Dereck Chisora can become European heavyweight champion and is likely to be watching his fight with Kubrat Pulev at ringside.
Dereck Chisora is likely to get a crack at Anthony Joshua if he wins the European heavyweight title, according to Eddie Hearn. The Finchley fighter travels to Germany to challenge Kubrat Pulev for the vacant strap on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports.
Chisora vs. Pulvev Weighin - Kubrat Pulev (22-1, 12 KOs) and Dereck Chisora (25-5, 17 KOs) will meet in a European title fight and IBF World title eliminator on May 7 in Hamburg, Germany.
There is no shortage of boxing action to be found in the month of May, but a positive trend for the sport is the heavyweight division being mentioned for all of the right reasons.
Chisora vs. Pulev confrontation at presser - Kubrat Pulev (22-1, 12 KOs) and Dereck Chisora (25-5, 17 KOs) almost came to blows at today’s final pre-fight press conference ahead of their European Heavyweight title fight and IBF World title eliminator on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Kubrat Pulev (22-1, 12 KOs) and Dereck Chisora (25-5, 17 KOs) almost came to blows at today’s final pre-fight press conference ahead of their European Heavyweight title fight and IBF World title eliminator on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.