On July 9, 2022, a 41-year-old Kubrat Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs) and a 38-year-old British boxer Derek Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.
Pulev came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days. Chisora was on a -3-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 21 days.
In the rematch, Derek Chisora defeated Kubrat Pulev via split decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Chisora improves his record to 33-12, while Pulev adds a loss to his record at 29-3.
On December 12, 2020, a 39-year-old Kubrat Pulev (28-1, 14 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO title held by 31-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs).
Pulev came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days. Joshua was on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 5 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Kubrat Pulev via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 24-1 (22 KOs), while Pulev adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On November 15, 2014, a 33-year-old Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight IBF and The Ring title held by 38-year-old Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KOs).
Pulev came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Klitschko was on a 20-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Kubrat Pulev via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 63-3 (53 KOs), while Pulev adds a loss to his record at 20-1.