Anthony Joshua Will Fight Pulev In December (See Details)

Anthony Joshua Will Fight Pulev In December (See Details)

Boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will guard his titles against competitor Kubrat Pulev the principal seven day stretch in December.

Matchroom Boxing advertiser Eddie Hearn said this on Monday, according to ESPN.

The battle was initially planned for June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London however was dropped as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We realize AJ’s just going to battle once this year, so we need to give ourselves the best chance to get a group, and that would clearly be the later the better,” Hearn told ESPN.

“But it’s still not a gimme at all. There’s still a very strong chance that AJ will have to fight behind closed doors.”

Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) claims the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles and is the sport’s biggest attraction in terms of gate revenue.

He often performs in front of massive crowds in facilities like Wembley Stadium, but in 2020 that simply may not be in the cards. He hasn’t fought since defeating Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia last December.

“Bearing in mind he’s only going to fight once this year, I just feel as we might as well give ourselves every chance to have a crowd and that will be the first weekend of December,” added Hearn.

There also are plans in the works for Joshua to face WBC champion Tyson Fury, but Pulev (28-1, 14 KOs), the IBF’s mandatory challenger, is up first.

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