Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev: Fight confirmed for December 12 at O2 Arena

Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev

Anthony Joshua will step foot again within the boxing ring on December 12 as he takes on Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, it has been confirmed.

AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn took to Twitter this night to substantiate the information and eventually announce that the battle goes forward this 12 months regardless of the present ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In fact, the battle has been within the pipeline for a number of months, however we now have the official announcement, the date and in addition the venue.

Heading again to the O2 Enviornment, AJ and Pulev will share the ring simply earlier than Christmas on December 12, because the Brit defends his WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO titles.

Posting on Twitter, Hearn wrote: “On December 12, we finish the 12 months with a BANG!!! Again within the Lions Den @TheO2 for #JoshuaPulev reside on @skysportsboxing @dazn_usa.”

He completed the tweet off with a number of hearth emojis; it’s protected to say he’s pumped, and he’s not alone!

Though Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev isn’t precisely the battle all of us need, it is going to be nice to see the champ again within the ring after what seems like a lifetime in the past since his redemption mission in opposition to Andy Ruiz Jr.

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Whether or not followers shall be allowed within the O2 for this occasion stays unknown, nevertheless it looks like the battle will go forward whether or not it’s behind closed doorways or not.

Talking about followers with the ability to go to the battle, AJ mentioned: “With out the followers one thing large is lacking. I’m actually hoping that, security allowing, we would be capable of carry some followers in.”

Hearn additionally addressed the subject, and he mentioned: “We’ll be doing every little thing we are able to to foyer for the protected return of followers to this occasion.”

In fact, AJ and Pulev have historical past and have been alleged to share the ring again in 2017, till the Bulgarian needed to pull out because of damage.

That battle was scheduled for the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, however as an alternative of Pulev lacing up a pair of gloves, it was Carlos Takam, who took the bout on simply 12 days’ discover.

As everyone knows, AJ bought the job over Takam that night time, and he’ll now be hoping he can put Pulev behind him come December 12.

Then everyone knows what’s subsequent… Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury!


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