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Anthony Joshua stopped Kubrat Pulev with a brutal ninth round finish at The SSE Arena on Saturday Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing
Anthony Joshua successfully defended his WBA ‘Super’, IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight titles with a ninth round knockout victory over the Kubrat Pulev at SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday.
Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Pulev (28-2, 14 KOs) were set to collide at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June this year, but the pandemic sadly put paid to that spectacle.
Pulev (28-2, 14 KOs) awaited his foe on the balls of his feet ahead of the opening bell, and the pair were cagey and trying to establish their jabs early on, in what was an opening round devoid of action.
Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Kubrat Pulev - As it happened Newshub 12/12/2020
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12:36am - Joshua thanks the fans for showing up: I hope everyone enjoyed that. More action, less talk. I stuck with what I know best and put my shots together tonight. If Tyson Fury has the belt, then I want to fight him. But I don t care of he s next, I just want to take it one fight at a time.
Eddie Hearn: We know what we have to do. Starting tomorrow, we will be doing everything we can to make the fight with Tyson Fury.
Nigerians React As Joshua Knocks Out Pulev To Retain World Heavyweight Titles
The fight is Joshua s first since reclaiming his belts from Andy Ruiz in December 2019 in Saudi Arabia.
by Saharareporters, New York
Dec 13, 2020
British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, knocked out Bulgarian boxer, Kubrat Pulev, in the ninth round of their world title bout at the SSE Arena, Wembley, to retain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles.
The fight is Joshua s first since reclaiming his belts from Andy Ruiz in December 2019 in Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua punches Kubrat Pulev during the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Heayweight Title fight between Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev
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Anthony Joshua opened the door for talks to unify the heavyweight division against Tyson Fury with a dominant performance at the SSE Arena, Wembley.
Anthony Joshua dominated and then floored mandatory challenger
Kubrat Pulev to score a ninth-round knockout and retain his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles at the SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday.
With 1,000 ticket-buying fans allowed into the building for the first time at a British fight since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Joshua s entrance was met by a huge roar from the partisan crowd which was topped each of the four times he drove his Bulgarian adversary into deep trouble.