Tag: Kubrat Pulev
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Fury sends Anthony Joshua threatening message after Pulev’s fight
WBC champion, Tyson Fury has said he can’t wait to knock out the unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, when they meet in an all-British bout in 2021. Joshua knocked out his mandatory challenger, Kubrat Pulev, in round nine after a dramatic and entertaining affair that saw the Bulgarian knocked down four times to set up…
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Buhari supports AJ vs Fury fight after Joshua’s victory over Pulev
President Muhammadu Buhari has wished Anthony Joshua all the best in his dream fight against Tyson Fury. President Buhari made this known in a statement while celebrating the decisive victory of the Nigerian-born boxer over Kubrat Pulev on Saturday night. In the statement released by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity,…
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Pulev fight: Promoter allays fears over Joshua’s knee injury
Plans for Anthony Joshua’s fight with Kubrat Pulev at the end of the year will not be threatened by his knee injury, according to Eddie Hearn. Joshua wore a protective brace on his left knee at a Black Lives Matter march on Saturday after feeling a ‘twinge’ while training. But his promoter Hearn confirmed that…
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Pulev to Anthony Joshua: You either fight or vacate world champion title
Kubrat Pulev has said that he will not step away from his shot at the world heavyweight belts and warned Anthony Joshua “you either fight or vacate the title”. The Bulgarian is mandatory challenger for Joshua’s IBF title but their planned bout on 20 June was postponed. It led to talk of Pulev being paid…
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Venue for Joshua-Pulev fight to be decided May ending
A location for Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Kubrat Pulev will be decided within the next three weeks, according to the Bulgarian’s manager. The Brit was due to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20, but the coronavirus crisis caused the fight to be cancelled.…
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Pulev vows to ‘brutally beat’ ‘afraid, coward’ Anthony Joshua
Kubrat Pulev has labeled Anthony Joshua “afraid” and a “coward” – and promised to destroy his hopes of an undisputed title fight with Tyson Fury. Mandatory challenger, Pulev, is contracted to be Joshua’s next opponent in an IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight title defense, while Deontay Wilder has the right to enforce a third WBC…
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Pulev pledges to donate half of earnings from Joshua fight to combat coronavirus
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…