(Picture: Photo Wende) By Sean McDaniel: 39-year-old #1 WBA Hasim Rahman (50-7-2, 41 KO’s) will be challenging for the title against WBA World heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (24-0, 16 KO’s) on September 29th in Hamburg, Germany. On the undercard will be heavyweight contenders Kubrat Pulev (16-0, 8 KO’s) facing unbeaten Alexander Ustinov (27-0, 21 KO’s) in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight title eliminator bout. The winner of the fight will become IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s mandatory challenger.
Kubrat Pulev
Alexander Ustinov vs. Kubrat Pulev in IBF heavyweight title eliminator on September 29th
By Allan Fox: Unbeaten heavyweight contenders Alexander Ustinov (27-0, 21 KO’s) and Kubrat Pulev (16-0, 8 KO’s) will battle in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator next month on September 29th … continue
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev would be a good fight for December
By Jason Kim: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (58-3, 51 KO’s) is said to be considering heavyweight contenders Kubrat Pulev (16-0, 8 KO’s) and Mariusz Wach (27-0, 15 KO’s) for his next fight in November or December of this year.
Heavyweight Division: The Waiting Game
By Simon Hirst: Over the six years, we have seen something of a Klitchsko dominance in the heavyweight division, resulting in them holding control of all the world heavyweight titles. It is quite difficult to lay the blame at their door in terms of their ability in the ring, they are tall, athletic, powerful and quick.
David Price sparring with Pulev to get ready for Sexton next Saturday
By William Mackay: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s) has reportedly been sparring with heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev to try and get ready for Price’s bout against Sam Sexton (15-2, 6 KO’s) next Saturday night in a fight for the vacant BBBofC British heavyweight title at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool, UK.
Huck-Afolabi, Dimitrenko-Pulev & Stieglitz-Hamdan on Saturday
By Jim Dower: This Saturday night, WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck will be defending his title against WBO interim cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi at the Messehall, in Erfurt, Germany in a loaded card with three really good fights.
Pulev wants the Klitschkos if he can get past Dimitrenko on May 5th
By Jim Dower: Undefeated heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev (15-0, 7 KO’s) is looking to take his career to the next level to try and fight one of the Klitschko brothers if he can defeat heavyweight contender Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) on May 5th in their fight for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title at the Messehalle, in Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany.
Dimitrenko battles Pulev for vacant EBU heavyweight title on May 5th
By Jim Dower: In one of your better heavyweight match-ups, undefeated Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev (15-0, 7 KO’s) will be fighting 6’7″ Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) for the vacant European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight title on May 5th at the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany. This is a great fight between two good but flawed big heavyweights. It’s difficult to pick a winner here because both fighters have a lot of positives and minuses that cancel each other out.
Dimitrenko in tough against Kubrat Pulev
By Jason Kim: 29-year-old Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) is facing one of the toughest guys he’ll ever run across against unbeaten former Bulgarian amateur star Kubrat Pulev (15-0, 7 KO’s) on May 5th at the Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany.
Dimitrenko vs. Pulev on Huck-Afolabi undercard on May 5th
By Jim Dower: The heavyweight clash between contenders Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) and Kubrat Pulev (15-0, 7 KO’s) will be taking place on the undercard of WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck’s title defense against top challenger Ola Afolabi on May 5th at the Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuriengen, Germany. Dimitrenko and Pulev will be battling for the EBU heavyweight regional strap.