Joshua retains heavyweight belts with 9th-round KO of Pulev
World Heavyweight boxing champion Britain's Anthony Joshua punches challenger Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev during their Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Arena in London Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. This time, Pulev couldn't get up and Joshua raised his right fist in the air. "We are going to be friendly, we are going to be nice, we know what we have to do starting from tomorrow: to make the Tyson Fury fight straightaway. Itโs the biggest fight in boxing.โFury uploaded a video on Twitter soon after Joshua and Hearn spoke, saying Joshua โwent around the bushesโ when asked if he wanted to fight Fury. Joshua always had the measure of Pulev, using his left jab to great effect and hurting Pulev with repeated uppercuts.
Joshua, Pulev weigh in, then talk trash wearing face masks
LONDON โ Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Kubrat Pulev jawed at each other through black face masks Friday on the eve of their title fight at Wembley Arena. Joshua pointed a finger in Pulev's face as they exchanged words while beefy security guards kept the peace during their weigh-in for Saturday's bout. During the exchange, Pulev twice readjusted his mask after it slipped below his nose, and Joshuaโs mask also drooped low at one point. Pulev appears to be the only hurdle Joshua needs to clear before a shot at being the undisputed world heavyweight champion. First, Joshua must take care of business against the hardened Pulev, who didn't wait for Saturday to get things started.