updated Sun. October 29, 2023
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BoxingScene.com
April 9, 2018
British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has issue with a potential IBF final eliminator against Kubrat Pulev. Last week, the International Boxing Federation ordered Whyte and Pulev to face each other - with the winner landing a crack at current champion Anthony Joshua, who also holds the WBA, IBO,Ãâà...
ESPN
April 4, 2018
The prospect of a heavyweight world title elimination fight between former title challengers Kubrat Pulev and Dominic Breazeale is out the window, but it could pave the way for a Pulev-Dillian Whyte bout instead. Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) and Breazeale (19-1, 17 KOs) were ordered on March 12 to meet in a titleÃâà...
Fightful
April 3, 2018
The IBF is getting ready to create a new mandatory challenger for the governing body's heavyweight title. The IBF ordered WBC Silver heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte to fight Kubrat Pulev in a final eliminator to decide the new mandatory challenger. The winner of that fight would then get to challengeÃâà...
The Times
April 1, 2018
1. IBF Won by beating Charles Martin in 2016, Joshua fulfilled his mandatory commitments by beating Carlos Takam in October. An eliminator between Kubrat Pulev and Dominic Breazeale — who Joshua has already beaten — has been ordered to decide the next mandatory challenger. It would not beÃâà...
East Side Boxing
March 28, 2018
Both highly ranked by the IBF, heavyweight contenders Kubrat Pulev and Dominic Breazeale have been ordered by the governing body to fight in a final elimination bout – so reports ESPN.com. The two sides have been unable to come to a deal, so the fight will go to purse bid on April 10 (yes, the sameÃâà...
Bad Left Hook
March 27, 2018
While the vast majority of boxing fans would prefer that Anthony Joshua face Deontay Wilder should the Brit dispatch Joseph Parker this Saturday, the IBF ordered #2 Kubrat Pulev and #6 Dominic Breazeale to face one another in a final eliminator. The sides were unable to come to an agreement and willÃâà...
Boxing News 24
March 1, 2018
Pulev, who is the younger brother of Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13KO), is fighting for the first time in the United States since making his professional debut in December, 2013. The younger Pulev won the bronze medal for his home country of Bulgaria in the 2012 Olympics. “I'm very impressed how the BulgarianÃâà...
Fight News
February 27, 2018
#2 IBF, #4 WBA and #5 WBC rated heavyweight Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KO) is with his team in Chicago not only to support his brother, undefeated Olympic cruiserweight medalist Tervel (7-0, 7 KO) who fights this Friday, but possibly scouting a place for his next fight.
Telegraph.co.uk
October 19, 2017
Kubrat Pulev has revealed that he struggled to make the decision to cancel his world title challenge against Anthony Joshua in Cardiff next week. He suffered a torn muscle in his right shoulder, which extended to damage in the chest area, but in the end his principles stopped him from taking a pay dayÃâà...
ESPN
October 18, 2017
Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev said he struggled with the decision to withdraw from his mandatory shot against unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua because of a torn muscle in his right shoulder/chest area. "I am aware that the news of my injury and the subsequent cancellation of the fightÃâà...
WBN
December 31, 1999
Parker's inclusion means Kubrat Pulev, Johann Duhaupas and Tony Bellew drop a position each, whilst ex-world champion Charles Martin moves up one despite another period of inactivity. Adam Kownacki makes up the top ten - with Andy Ruiz Jr. a big mover hitting the ratings at 17 on the back ofÃâà...
