Kubrat Pulev

Reports say Kubrat Pulev is injured, fight with Anthony Joshua in serious jeopardy

Reports say Kubrat Pulev is injured, fight with Anthony Joshua in serious jeopardy

Just days after a big heavyweight title fight between WBC champ Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz fell through, a second world title clash in the sport’s glamour division is also said to be in serious jeopardy. According to various reports, Bulgaria’s IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev is injured and his October 28 challenge of IBF/WBA heavyweight ruler Anthony Joshua will have to be postponed as a result.

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Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev on Showtime on 10/28

Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev on Showtime on 10/28

SHOWTIME Sports® will close out a banner year of world-class boxing with back-to-back Saturdays featuring heavyweight world championship fights live on SHOWTIME. The network announced today coverage of unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua’s upcoming WBA and IBF world title defense against top-rated mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on Saturday, October 28 live on SHOWTIME from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

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Joshua / Pulev: 70,000 Tickets Sold

Joshua / Pulev: 70,000 Tickets Sold

A record breaking 70,000 tickets have been sold for the World Heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua MBE and Kubrat Pulev at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on October 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Tickets have been snapped up by fans eager to see the biggest star in the sport meet his IBF mandatory challenger in his 20th pro outing as he hunts a 20th straight KO win – and the event has become the fastest selling sporting show at the stadium, and has beaten the record set when 63,000 witnessed the rematch between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks at the New Orleans Superdrome in 1978.

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Pulev promoter Sauerland says if Pulev hurts Joshua the way Klitschko did, “There’s only one winner”

Pulev promoter Sauerland says if Pulev hurts Joshua the way Klitschko did, “There's only one winner”

Is IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev a genuine threat to IBF/WBA heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua? In actuality, yes he is, as ANY heavyweight who can punch is a threat to any other big man of the sport; but most experts and fans see the October 28 fight as a win for AJ.

One person who naturally disagrees is Pulev’s promoter Kalle Sauerland, who tells Sky Sports how any young champion who is “learning on the job,” as is the case with Joshua, shouldn’t be messing around with his experienced fighter. Sauerland says Joshua has flaws and that Pulev will be looking to exploit them next month.

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Joshua says he won’t duck Ortiz after Pulev fight; wants all the belts

Joshua says he won't duck Ortiz after Pulev fight; wants all the belts

The three best active heavyweights in the world today are arguably: Anthony Joshua (biggest win a KO over Wladimir Klitschko), Deontay Wilder (biggest win a decision over Bermane Stiverne) and Luis Ortiz (biggest win a KO over Bryant Jennings). And, in an ideal world, these three rivals will meet and settle their differences of supremacy once and for all.

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Joshua vs Pulev will break record set by Ali-Spinks II

Joshua vs Pulev will break record set by Ali-Spinks II

Go back 39 years, to when an ageing but still brilliant (in and out of the ring) Muhammad Ali fought Leon Spinks is a return bout, and the word record was set for biggest indoor attendance for a boxing match.

Ali-Spinks II, the fight that saw “The Greatest” make history as the only man to have won the world heavyweight crown three times, took place at The Superdome in New Orleans and an incredible 63,315 fans paid to attend. But next month’s Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev fight is on target to smash that record.

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