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Kubrat Pulev faces Antony Joshua for IBF world heavyweight title in May

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Bulgaria’s boxer Kubrat Pulev will face Antony Joshua in a fight for the IBF world heavyweight title in May. The match will be held on Vodafone Arena stadium in Istanbul and the date of the event is yet to be agreed by the two sides. Pulev already had the chance to fight with Joshua for the heavyweight titles in the autumn of 2017, but the match was suspended after it became clear that the Bulgarian boxer was suffering from a severe injury.




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