Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Pulev Кубрат Пулев |
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Pulev in 2012
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Real name | Kubrat Venkov Pulev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Кобрата (The Cobra) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 203 cm (80 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria |
4 May 1981 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kubrat Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Кубрат Венков Пулев; born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He is the current European heavyweight champion, in his second reign, and a former world title challenger. As an amateur he won multiple medals at international tournaments, including gold in the super-heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.
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Amateur career
Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit
In February 2002, Pulev won the Strandja Cup, the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe, in his native Bulgaria. Pulev, who is nicknamed "The Cobra", beat Cuban world champion Odlanier Solís in the process. One month later, he lost a rematch to the Cuban at the Semifinal of the "Chemiepokal cup". He could not participate at the Euros 2002 in Perm after breaking his arm in sparring.
At the World Championships 2003, he lost again in the first round to Odlanier Solís 7:12.
At the European boxing championships 2004 in Pula he defeated world class Alexander Povernov (World Championships Bronze medalist 2005). Pulev did not qualify for the Olympics despite the fact that he won the last qualifying tournament in Gothenburg. He had to settle for the first reserve place because the heavyweight division consists of only 16 fighters participating in the Olympic Games (other weight divisions have 48–81).
Super Heavyweight
He beat Islam Timurziev at super heavyweight at the Strandja Cup 2005. At the EU Championships he lost the final 18:24 to Italian southpaw Roberto Cammarelle. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won bronze, losing for the third time to Odlanier Solís 11:25.
In 2006, at the Chemiepokal he beat Vyacheslav Glazkov and Magomed Abdusalamov. He finished at third place at the European Championships in Plovdiv. After defeating Glazkov again he was easily beaten (RSCO) by former victim and eventual winner, Islam Timurziev of Russia.
In 2007. he won the Chemiepokal tournament and was regarded as one of the favorites at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, but had a bad draw and lost early to southpaw Olympic bronze medalist and eventual winner Roberto Cammarelle.
In 2008, he won the Strandja Cup once again beating PanAm Champion Robert Alfonso 19:9.
He beat Jaroslavas Jakšto and Marko Tomasović to qualify for the Olympics 2008. There he was upset in his first bout by young Colombian Óscar Rivas.[1]
In absence of Roberto Cammarelle, he beat Marko Tomasović, Roman Kapitonenko and Denis Sergeev to claim the European Championship.
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost again to Roberto Cammarelle.
Professional career
On 5 May 2012, Pulev won the then-vacant EBU European Heavyweight Championship via an eleventh round knockout of Alexander Dimitrenko.[2]
On 29 September 2012, Pulev knocked out previously-undefeated Alexander Ustinov, who went down in the eleventh round of an International Boxing Federation (IBF) "eliminator" (match) to determine a new #1-ranked challenger for the IBF World Heavyweight Championship.[3]
By early-June 2013, the IBF had finally updated its heavyweight division rankings, making Pulev the official #1 contender for its heavyweight title.[4][5]
In August 2013, Pulev fought Tony Thompson in an additional and final title-shot eliminator in Germany, winning by unanimous decision.[6]
On 14 December 2013, Pulev defeated American Joey Abell in the fifth round by knockdown, remaining undefeated as a professional fighter.[7] On November 15, 2014, Pulev finally got his title-shot, challenging then-IBF (as well as WBA, WBO, and IBO) World Heavyweight Champion, Wladimir Klitschko at O2 World, Hamburg, Germany. Despite making a spirited effort, Pulev suffered three knockdowns en route to being knocked out in round five by a devastating Klitschko left hook. Afterward, Pulev stated: "Wladimir is a really good opponent, but he was lucky. I want a rematch".[8]
On 7 May 2016, Pulev faced fellow former European champion and world title challenger Dereck Chisora, in an IBF title eliminator for the vacant European heavyweight title at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg. Despite what had seemed a fairly comfortable points win for Pulev the fight ended in a split decision, with two judges scoring it 118-110 and 116-112 in Pulev's favour while the third scored it 115-113 for Chisora. The victory put Pulev a step closer to a world title shot against IBF champion Anthony Joshua.
Miscellaneous
Pulev has turned down lucrative financial offers to represent Germany, viewing it as a matter of principle not to change his national allegiance.[9][10]
Professional boxing record
24 fights, 23 wins (12 knockouts), ,1 loss[11] | ||||||||
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 07 May 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant European Heavyweight title. |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 1:59 | 05 Dec 2015 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 17 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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21 | Loss | 20–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12) 2:11 | 15 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
For WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO & The Ring Heavyweight titles. |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 05 Apr 2014 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | 14 Dec 2013 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International Heavyweight title. |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 24 Aug 2013 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International Heavyweight title. |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 11 (12), 1:28 | 29 Sep 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International & European Heavyweight titles. |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
KO | 11 (12), 2:59 | 05 May 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International Heavyweight title. Won vacant European Heavyweight title. |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 14 Jan 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International Heavyweight title. |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 22 Oct 2012 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF International Heavyweight title. |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 16 Jul 2011 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 2:15 | 07 May 2011 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 12 Feb 2011 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 18 Dec 2010 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 30 Oct 2010 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
DQ | 7 (8), 0:16 | 01 May 2010 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 0:45 | 13 Mar 2010 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 20 Feb 2010 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8), 2:14 | 30 Jan 2010 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 05 Dec 2009 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 07 Nov 2009 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 0:56 | 17 Oct 2009 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:05 | 19 Sep 2009 | ![]() |
Professional debut. |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Dimitrenko vs Pulev Results: Kubrat Pulev Knocks Out Exhausted Dimitrenko in 11. Bad Left Hook (5 May 2012).
- ↑ Alexey Sukachev and Per Ake Persson (29 September 2012) Kubrat Pulev Knocks Out Alexander Ustinov, Culcay Wins – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 9 October 2013.
- ↑ Bg Daily News – Kubrat Pulev is number 1 in IBF ratings. Bg-daily-news.eu (7 May 2013). Retrieved on 9 October 2013.
- ↑ IBF. Ibf-usba-boxing.com. Retrieved on 9 October 2013.
- ↑ Kubrat Pulev defeats Tony Thompson via U.D.. GiveMeSport (26 August 2013). Retrieved on 9 October 2013.
- ↑ Braehmer defeats Oliveira; Pulev stops Abell
- ↑ Wladimir Klitschko retains title again
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pulev – Boxer. Boxrec.com.
External links
- Use dmy dates from October 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Bulgarian-language text
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Boxrec ID different in Wikidata
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian boxers
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Bulgaria
- Male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists