Kubrat Pulev is confirmed to be Anthony Joshua’s next opponent. The unification fight for IBF-IBO-WBA heavyeight titles will take place at Cardiff Stadium on October 28, 2017.
Joshua has been ordered by the IBF to face mandatory challenger Pulev after a rematch with Ukrain boxer Wladimir Klitschko fell through when the former champ retired.
The Bulgarian boxer Pulev was knocked out in 26 pro fights when he faced Klitschko in 2014. He has since recovered with five straight victories, a run that includes a spit-decision win over Dereck Chisora and a points victory over Kevin Johnson last time out.
In the 2008, Pulev was reprented his country for Olympics in Beijing, however he defeated in his first fight and won European amateur championship.
Before confirmed Pulev as a mandatory opponent for Joshua, everyone keen to fight in the ring along him in this year. We know there are a bunch of boxers are lining up for the 26-year-old Britsh boxer.
The WBO champion Joseph Parker has been targeting Joshua for a long time, but he is unlikely to face the current heavyweight champion in the short term due to his fight against Hughie Fury in Manchester.
This is Parker’s second defense, which is favorite to continue his series of success. He knocks louder than Fury and is faster.
Parker, the New Zeland boxer won his WBO version of the world heavyweight champions in 2016 over American boxer Andy Ruiz. If Parker defence his title over Fury, then he will have one shot on Joshua
Anthony Joshua faces Kubrat Pulev on October 28 at Cardiff Stadium. (Source:www.skysports.com)
There is also Deontay Wilder, the king of the WBC who will also to fight against the Cuban Luis Ortiz on November 4. Wilder absolutely wants to unite all the titles and his first choice is Joshua.
Like Joshua, American boxer Wilder (38-0-0, 37 KOs) is an extraordinarily heavy puncher. He often leaves his opponnts lying crumpled on canvas.
Everyone expects that there will be a unification fight in the future between the two boxers somewhere in the United Kingdom or in the United States.
How about Tyson Fury? Joshua called out the ‘Gypsy King’ after beating Klitschko in April but it is hard to make a deal with Fury after suspended by British anti-doping agency.
Fury won the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA super version of the world titles from Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. He has officially asked the British anti-doping agency to rule on his case. He has urged the UKAD to clear his name and let him to return to boxing.
