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  • Pulev pledges to donate half of earnings from Joshua fight to combat coronavirus

    Pulev pledges to donate half of earnings from Joshua fight to combat coronavirus

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    IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev says he will donate half of his purse from the world heavyweight title fight against Briton Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the “devilish” coronavirus. The 38-year-old Bulgarian is expected to earn around five million dollars from the fight, which has been postponed due to the pandemic. The fight…

  • Joshua, Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed

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    The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been postponed, promoters Matchroom Boxing said on Friday. Joshua’s defence of his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles was set to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. But the coronavirus outbreak…