Kubrat Pulev
Career, Record, Stats
Kubrat Pulev (The Cobra) is a 43-year-old Bulgarian professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. 15 years, 2 months, and 26 days into his career, Pulev's record stands at 32-3, which includes 14 wins via KO.
Kubrat Pulev's Boxing Career
Kubrat Pulev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 4, 1981. He made his professional debut at the age of 28 years on September 19, 2009 against Florian Benche. Pulev defeated Benche via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Pulev got his first world-title fight at the age of 33 after 20 professional fights. On November 15, 2014 Pulev challenged Wladimir Klitschko's IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 5th round KO.
He became a world champion on December 7, 2024 at the age of 43 years, after by defeating Mahmoud Charr, the then-reining WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 35th fight as a professional.
Pulev's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Mahmoud Charr at age 43, on December 7, 2024, in which he won the WBA (Regular) heavyweight world title.
Some of Kubrat Pulev's best fights so far have been against Mahmoud Charr, Tony Thompson, Alexander Dimitrenko, Hughie Fury, Derek Chisora, Joey Abell, and Samuel Peter. For a complete list of Pulev's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kubrat Pulev".
Pulev has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kubrat Pulev Losses".
Kubrat Pulev's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | Dec 07, 2024 | 43 | 
Mahmoud Charr 40 34-4 | win | UD 12 |
34 | Mar 30, 2024 | 42 |  Ihor Shevadzutskyi | win | UD 12 |
33 | Dec 14, 2023 | 42 | Andrzej Wawrzyk | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jul 09, 2022 | 41 | 
Derek Chisora 38 32-12 | loss | SD 12 |
31 | May 14, 2022 | 41 | 
Jerry Forrest 34 26-4-2 | win | UD 10 |
30 | Dec 12, 2020 | 39 | 
Anthony Joshua 31 23-1 | loss | KO 9 |
29 | Nov 09, 2019 | 38 | 
Rydell Booker 38 26-2 | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 23, 2019 | 37 | 
Bogdan Dinu 32 18-1 | win | KO 7 |
27 | Oct 27, 2018 | 37 | 
Hughie Fury 24 21-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Apr 28, 2017 | 35 | 
Kevin Johnson 37 30-7-1 | win | UD 12 |
25 | Dec 03, 2016 | 35 | 
Samuel Peter 36 36-5 | win | RTD 3 |
24 | May 07, 2016 | 35 |
Derek Chisora 32 25-5 | win | SD 12 |
23 | Dec 05, 2015 | 34 | Maurice Harris | win | KO 1 |
22 | Oct 17, 2015 | 34 | George Arias | win | UD 8 |
21 | Nov 15, 2014 | 33 | 
Wladimir Klitschko 38 62-3 | loss | KO 5 |
20 | Apr 05, 2014 | 32 | Ivica Perković | win | RTD 3 |
19 | Dec 14, 2013 | 32 | 
Joey Abell 32 29-6 | win | RTD 4 |
18 | Aug 24, 2013 | 32 | 
Tony Thompson 41 38-3 | win | UD 12 |
17 | Sep 29, 2012 | 31 | Alexander Ustinov | win | KO 11 |
16 | May 05, 2012 | 31 | 
Alexander Dimitrenko 29 32-1 | win | KO 11 |
15 | Jan 14, 2012 | 30 | Michael Sprott | win | RTD 9 |
14 | Oct 22, 2011 | 30 | Travis Walker | win | UD 12 |
13 | Jul 16, 2011 | 30 | Maksym Pediura | win | UD 8 |
12 | May 07, 2011 | 30 | Derric Rossy | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Feb 12, 2011 | 29 | Yaroslav Zavorotnyi | win | UD 8 |
10 | Dec 18, 2010 | 29 | Paolo Vidoz | win | UD 8 |
9 | Oct 30, 2010 | 29 | Dominick Guinn | win | UD 8 |
8 | May 01, 2010 | 28 | Evgeny Orlov | win | DQ 7 |
7 | Mar 13, 2010 | 28 | Danny Batchelder | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Feb 20, 2010 | 28 | Isossa Mondo | win | RTD 3 |
5 | Jan 30, 2010 | 28 | Matt Skelton | win | KO 4 |
4 | Dec 05, 2009 | 28 | Zack Page | win | UD 6 |
3 | Nov 07, 2009 | 28 | Gbenga Oloukun | win | UD 6 |
2 | Oct 17, 2009 | 28 | Serdar Uysal | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Sep 19, 2009 | 28 | Florian Benche | win | TKO 2 |