
Tervel Pulev Drops, Takes Out Joel Shojgreen in Three Rounds
Tervel Pulev scored a knockout victory over Joel Shojgreen Thursday night inside The Hangar at the OC Fair and Events Center in Costa Mesa, California.

Tervel Pulev scored a knockout victory over Joel Shojgreen Thursday night inside The Hangar at the OC Fair and Events Center in Costa Mesa, California.

Cruiserweight contender Tervel Pulev will face hard-hitting Joel Shojgreen Thursday night, promoter Roy Englebrecht confirmed to BoxingScene.com Tuesday night.

Los Angeles, CA - In the main event, fighting in his first fight as a cruiserweight and coming off a 31-month layoff, three time light heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev, (35-4-1, 29 KOs), won a dominant ten-round unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Tervel Pulev, (16-1, 13 KOs). Scores were 98-92 twice and 97-93.

Kovalev, Pulev Fight Photos Gallery - Los Angeles, CA - Scoring big wins in the ring were three-time light heavyweight world champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev, two-time heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat “The Cobra’ Pulev and the Vargas Brothers; Fernando Vargas Jr., Amado Vargas and pro debuting Emiliano Vargas, all of whom are guided by their father / trainer, three-time junior middleweight world champion Fernando Vargas Sr. (photos by Sye Williams)

Sergey Kovalev’s start in a new weight class got off to an inauspicious start. In a clinical, if fairly uneventful, outing, Kovalev, the former longtime light heavyweight titlist from Russia, jabbed his way to a wide decision over Bulgaria’s Tervel Pulev in their 10-round cruiserweight main event of a Triller Fight Club card at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.

Sergey Kovalev has no plans on changing his promotional backers at this point in his career. The former longtime light heavyweight titlist from Russia who ran roughshod over the division in the first half of the 2010s recently restated his allegiance to Main Events, the promoter that took a chance on him and introduced him to the American public.

Sergey Kovalev is finally able to get a proper night’s sleep. The former longtime light heavyweight titleholder from Russia will be making his cruiserweight debut (200 lb limit) this Saturday against Tervel Pulev at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The 10-round bout will be promoted by Triller.

Kovalev, Pulev Weights Los Angeles Photos Gallery - The official weigh-in for TrillerVerz 5 was held in Los Angeles just a day ahead of the sensational event emanating from the Kia Forum. The Trillerverz 5 ‘Lineage of Greatness’ includes legendary boxing families and a once-in-a-lifetime VERZUZ battle between Cypress Hill and Onyx.

Kovalev, Pulev Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The final press conference for TrillerVerz 5 was held today in Los Angeles just two days ahead of the sensational event emanating from the Kia Forum. The Trillerverz 5 ‘Lineage of Greatness’ includes legendary boxing families and a once-in-a-lifetime VERZUZ battle between Cypress Hill and Onyx.

Sergey “The Krusher” Kovalev (34-4, 29 KOs), living in Long Beach, CA, will fight Tervel Pulev in his cruiserweight debut on Saturday, May 14 at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA and will be streamed live on Triller and Fite.tv.