Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev Fight
Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev Fight
Will make his long-awaited return to the ring Saturday night, defending his WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev at Wembley Arena in London.
Anthony Joshua will return to the ring for the first time in more than a year on Saturday, defending his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles against Kubrat Pulev.
It's a fight that could move boxing one step closer to a clash that unifies all four recognized heavyweight championships and caps off a resurgence of the heavyweight division.
Joshua's (23-1, 21 KOs) title defense comes a little more than a year after his redemptive unanimous-decision win over Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia, which restored him to the top of the division after Ruiz's historic upset in June 2019.
Joshua has, like so many others, been sidelined from action by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, waiting for a safe spot to step back into the ring and defend the titles he regained from Andy Ruiz Jr. in December 2019 after Ruiz shocked Joshua the previous June.
The time has now come, and Joshua will battle Pulev at SSE Arena in Wembley, London, England, with 1,000 fans in attendance.
While Joshua is a heavy favorite to retain his
championships, there's a lot riding on this fight -- for Joshua as well
as boxing as a whole.
Here are three things to know heading into the unified heavyweight championship battle between Joshua and Pulev.
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