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Pulev fights Joshua on December 12, 2020 in London

Kubrat Pulev
Photo: BGNES

Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev will face Anthony Joshua for the world heavyweight title on December 12 at the O2 Arena in London. The date and place have already been confirmed and this was announced by Pulev himself on his website kubratpulev.com.

The match between the Bulgarian, who has been IBF mandatory challenger for two and a half years, and the current world champion, was originally scheduled for June, but was postponed for July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Because of the difficult situation in England and the thousands of infected, the match had been postponed again, BNR recalls.




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