Kubrat Pulev (The Cobra) boxer

Kubrat Pulev boxer
bouts
30
won
28
lost
2
draw
0
Status
active
Division
heavyweight
Debut
2009-09-19
Height
6′ 4½″/194cm
Reach
79½″/202cm
Age
37
Born
1981-05-04
Death
-
Nationality
Bulgaria

Kubrat Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Кубрат Венков Пулев; born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He held the European heavyweight title twice between 2012 and 2016, and has challenged twice for the unified world heavyweight title in 2014 and 2020. As an amateur he won multiple medals at international tournaments, including gold at the 2008 European Championships and bronze at the 2005 World Championships, all in the super-heavyweight division.As of December 2020, he is ranked as the world's tenth best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine, and ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 heavyweight from 2011 to 2018.In February 2002, Pulev won the Strandzha Cup in his native Bulgaria. Pulev, who is nicknamed "The Cobra", beat Cuban world champion Odlanier Solís in the process. One month later, he lost a rematch to the Cuban at the semifinal of the Chemiepokal Cup. He could not participate at the Euros 2002 in Perm after breaking his arm in sparring.At the World Championships 2003, he lost again in the first round to Odlanier Solís 7:12.At the European boxing championships 2004 in Pula, he defeated world class Alexander Povernov (World Championships Bronze medalist 2005). Pulev did not qualify for the Olympics despite the fact that he won the last qualifying tournament in Gothenburg. He had to settle for the first reserve place because the heavyweight division consists of only 16 fighters participating in the Olympic Games (other weight divisions have 48–81).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2020-12-12 Anthony Joshua WWWWLW Wembley Arena, Wembley LOST
KO
2019-11-09 Rydell Booker LWWWLW Chukchansi Park, Fresno WIN
Unanimous decision
2019-03-23 Bogdan Dinu WWWWWL The Hangar, Costa Mesa WIN
KO
2018-10-27 Hughie Fury WWWWLW Arena Armeec, Sofia WIN
Unanimous decision
2017-04-28 Kevin Johnson WLLLLW Arena Armeec, Sofia WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-12-03 Samuel Peter WWLLWW Arena Armeec, Sofia WIN
Corner retirement
2016-05-07 Dereck Chisora LWWWWW Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg WIN
Split-decision
2015-12-05 Maurice Harris LWLLDL Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg WIN
KO
2015-10-17 George Arias WWWLWL DM-Arena, Karlsruhe WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-11-15 Wladimir Klitschko WWWWWW O2 World Arena, Altona LOST
KO
2014-04-05 Ivica Perkovic LLLWLL Stadthalle, Rostock WIN
Corner retirement
2013-12-14 Joey Abell WWLWLW Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg WIN
Corner retirement
2013-08-24 Tony Thompson WWWLWW Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin WIN
Unanimous decision
2012-09-29 Alexander Ustinov WWWWWW Sporthalle, Alsterdorf WIN
KO
2012-05-05 Alexander Dimitrenko WWLWWW Messehalle, Erfurt WIN
KO
2012-01-14 Michael Sprott WWWWLL Baden-Arena, Offenburg WIN
Corner retirement
2011-10-22 Travis Walker LLWWWW Arena, Ludwigsburg WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-07-16 Maksym Pedyura WWWLWD Olympia-Eissportzentrum, Munich WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-05-07 Derric Rossy WWWWWL Koncerthuset, Copenhagen WIN
Technical knockout
2011-02-12 Yaroslav Zavorotnyi WWLWWL Herning Kongrescenter, Herning WIN
Unanimous decision
2010-12-18 Paolo Vidoz LLWLLL Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg WIN
Unanimous decision
2010-10-30 Dominick Guinn LWWWWW Stadthalle, Rostock WIN
Unanimous decision
2010-05-01 Evgeny Orlov WLLWLW Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg WIN
2010-03-13 Danny Batchelder LWLLLL Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg WIN
Technical knockout
2010-02-20 Isossa Mondo LLWWW Salle de la préhalle, Herstal WIN
Corner retirement
2010-01-30 Matt Skelton WWLWLL Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg WIN
KO
2009-12-05 Zack Page LWWLLW Arena, Ludwigsburg WIN
Unanimous decision
2009-11-07 Gbenga Oluokun WWWLWL Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg (Nürnberg) WIN
Unanimous decision
2009-10-17 Serdar Uysal WLLWLL O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg WIN
Technical knockout
2009-09-19 Florian Benche WLLLW Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg WIN
Technical knockout