On December 7, 2024, Mahmoud Charr (34-4, 20 KOs), the heavyweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against Bulgarian challenger, Kubrat Pulev (31-3, 14 KOs).
Mahmoud Charr is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Nuri Seferi, 1 year, 11 months, and 16 days ago. Kubrat Pulev is on a 2-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ihor Shevadzutskyi, 8 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mahmoud Charr at 99-1 winning odds. Kubrat Pulev really doesn't have much to present against Charr.
Kubrat Pulev defeated Mahmoud Charr via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title — in his first world-title fight. Pulev improves his record to 32-3, while Charr adds a loss to his record at 34-5.