Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois are not alone at the top of the heavyweight tree, with a new heavyweight champion crowned earlier tonight.
The pair of combat sports titans will now wait to see whether their paths will cross with the sport’s latest title-holder.
Kubrat Pulev joins Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois as a heavyweight world champion
Kubrat Pulev has finally climbed the heavyweight mountain, defeating Mahmoud Charr to claim the WBA regular heavyweight championship.
In front of his adoring public in Sofia, Bulgaria, the 43-year-old dug deep in a brutal war of attrition, just edging out his rival to claim a unanimous decision victory.
The fight marked Pulev’s third attempt at the crown, after previous efforts against Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua ended in defeat.
In a testament to his fighting spirit, the slick boxer, who’s previously claimed victories over Hughie Fury and Derek Chisora, never gave up on his dream, finally reaching his sporting destiny tonight.
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While some will argue that the regular belt isn’t a genuine world title, the achievement is still the biggest of the Bulgarian’s career, and will likely put him in line for big events in the future.
Usually, the WBA mandates its champions to fight each other, meaning ‘The Cobra’ could end up taking on Oleksandr Usyk.
However, there are plenty of other options on the table, with Pulev also potentially eyeing a match-up with IBF King — Daniel Dubois.
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While Pulev will want to capitalize on his big win, he’d undoubtedly be a huge underdog against ‘Triple D’ at this point in his career.
While the Eastern European is coming to the end of his career, Dubois is only just entering his prime.
The Englishman is a truly terrifying operator, with outrageous punching power.
In fact, he once hit a popular heavyweight, so hard in sparring, that he managed to snap his ankle.