By Scott Gilfoid: There’s talk of #2 IBF Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) facing #5 IBF Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (20-0-1, 18 KOs) in an IBF heavyweight eliminator fight on the co-feature bout on middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs’ next fight card on April 28 on HBO in Brooklyn, New York.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight title challenger Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) recently missed out on a huge payday after suffering a shoulder injury, causing him to pull out of his October 28th title shot against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
According to Bobby Hitz, the President of Hitz Boxing, he is in talks to possibly bring the first WBA Heavyweight Championship fight in over 35 years to Chicago. “Yes, I can confirm that my co-promoter, Roy Jones, Jr.’s Square Ring Promotions, and I have spoken to Kubrat Pulev’s promoter, Sauerland Event in Germany, about promoting [Fres] Oquendo and Pulev for the WBA Heavyweight Championship here in Chicago sometime early next year,” Hitz said. “There are large Puerto Rican and Bulgarian populations in Chicago, and it just makes sense to do the fight here. The last WBA heavyweight title fight that took place in Chicago was Mike Weaver vs. James “Quick” Tillis in 1981 and ever since the possibility of this fight was first leaked on a Bulgarian news site, I’ve been getting calls off the hook. I think it would be great to do this fight in the same building, the Allstate Arena, that hosted Weaver vs. Tillis and I am hopeful that we may be able to put this together.”
By Jim Dower: Kubrat Pulev’s shoulder injury has caused him not only to lose out on his previously scheduled October 28 fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs), but he’s also lost his mandatory position with the International Boxing Federation, according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
By Jeff Aranow: Anthony Joshua’s title defense against his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) is now officially off or October 28 for the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Pulev, 36, suffered a right shoulder injury, according to ESPN. They were unable to salvage the fight unfortunately.
By Jeff Aranow: Former heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) is reportedly injured, and his October 28th fight with IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) is in doubt. Pulev may pull out of his fight against Joshua at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
By Allan Fox: Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) will be getting a career high purse of $20 million for his title defense against Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) on October 28, according to the express.co.uk. 36-year-old Pulev’s purse will be $5 million, which is quite good for a challenger.
By Jeff Aranow: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn has already started mapping out IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s fight after his next one against Kubrat Pulev this month on October 28.
By Jim Dower: Anthony Joshua says he’ll eventually get around to fighting WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) and David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) at some point in the near future.
By Jim Dower: Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder wants IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to come to the U.S to fight him so that he can become a global star in boxing. Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) points out that Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) is from a tiny country that is only the size of Texas, and that he’s not well known in the States. However, Wilder says he doesn’t care where he fights Joshua though. He’s willing to fight him in the UK if he has to.