Kubrat Pulev

Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Pulev Smiling
Statistics
Real name	Kubrat Venkov Pulev
Nickname(s)	The Cobra
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1981-05-04) 4 May 1981 Sofia, Bulgaria
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	19
Wins by KO	10
Losses	0
Draws	0
Medal record Men’s Boxing Competitor for  Bulgaria World Amateur Championships Bronze 2005 Mianyang Super Heavyweight European Amateur Championships Bronze 2006 Plovdiv Super Heavyweight Gold 2008 Liverpool Super Heavyweight EU Amateur Championships Gold 2004 Madrid Heavyweight Silver 2005 Cagliari Super Heavyweight

Kubrat Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Кубрат Венков Пулев) born 4 May 1981 in Sofia is a Bulgarian undefeated professional heavyweight boxer, best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships. He currently holds the EBU (European) Heavyweight Title and the IBF International Heavyweight title.

Amateur career

Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit

In February 2002, Pulev won the Strandja Cup, the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe, 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).

Super Heavyweight

He beat Islam Timurziev at super heavyweight at the Strandja Cup 2005. At the EU Championships he lost the final 18:24 to Italian southpaw Roberto Cammarelle. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won bronze, losing for the third time to Odlanier Solís 11:25.

In 2006, at the Chemiepokal he beat Vyacheslav Glazkov and Magomed Abdusalamov. He finished at third place at the European Championships in Plovdiv. After defeating Glazkov again he was easily beaten (RSCO) by former victim and eventual winner, Islam Timurziev of Russia.

In 2007. he won the Chemiepokal tournament and was regarded as one of the favorites at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, but had a bad draw and lost early to southpaw Olympic bronze medalist and eventual winner Roberto Cammarelle.

In 2008, he won the Strandja Cup once again beating PanAm Champion Robert Alfonso 19:9.

He beat Jaroslavas Jakšto and Marko Tomasović to qualify for the Olympics 2008. There he was upset in his first bout by young Colombian Óscar Rivas.^[1]

In absence of Roberto Cammarelle, he beat Marko Tomasović, Roman Kapitonenko and Denis Sergeev to claim the European Championship.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost again to Roberto Cammarelle.

Professional career

On 5 May 2012, he won the vacant EBU (European) Heavyweight title with an 11th round knockout of Alexander Dimitrenko.^[2]

On 29 September 2012, Kubrat Pulev knocked out previously undefeated Alexander Ustinov. Ustinov went down in the eleventh round of an IBF eliminator for the top spot in the rankings.^[3]

On 5 May 2013 after an update Kubrat Pulev topped the rankings of the International Boxing Federation in the heavyweight category, as of June 2013 he is being ranked 1 place on the list.^[4][5]

on 2013/8/24 Kubrat Pulev faced Tony Thompson in a final eliminator for the IBF world Heavyweight championship in Schwerin, Germany and scored a unanimous decision victory.^[6]

Miscellanous

Pulev has turned down lucrative financial offers to represent Germany, viewing it as a matter of principle not to change his national allegiance.^[7][8]

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (10 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[9]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19–0	Joey Abell	TKO	5 (12)	2013-12-14	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany	Retained IBF International Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18–0	Tony Thompson	UD	12 (12)	2013-08-24	Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany	Retained IBF International Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17–0	Alexander Ustinov	KO	11 (12)	2012-09-29	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Retained IBF International & EBU (European) Heavyweight Titles. IBF Heavyweight Final Eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16–0	Alexander Dimitrenko	KO	11 (12)	2012-05-05	Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany	Retained IBF International Heavyweight Title. Won vacant EBU (European) Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15–0	Michael Sprott	RTD	9 (12)	2012-01-14	Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany	Retained IBF International Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14–0	Travis Walker	UD	12 (12)	2011-10-22	MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany	Won vacant IBF International Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13–0	Maksym Pediura	UD	8 (8)	2011-07-16	Olympia Eishalle, Munich, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12–0	Derric Rossy	TKO	5 (8)	2011-05-07	Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11–0	Yaroslav Zavorotnyi	UD	8 (8)	2011-02-12	Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10–0	Paolo Vidoz	UD	8 (8)	2010-12-18	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9–0	Dominick Guinn	UD	8 (8)	2010-10-30	Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8–0	Evgeny Orlov	DQ	7 (8)	2010-05-01	Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7–0	Danny Batchelder	TKO	2 (8)	2010-03-13	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6–0	Isossa Mondo	RTD	3 (8)	2010-02-20	Salle De La Préhalle, Liège, Belgium
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5–0	Matt Skelton	KO	4 (8)	2010-01-30	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4–0	Zack Page	UD	6 (6)	2009-12-05	MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3–0	Gbenga Oloukun	UD	6 (6)	2009-11-07	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2–0	Serdar Uysal	TKO	4 (4)	2009-10-17	O2 World Arena, Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Florian Benche	TKO	2 (4)	2009-09-19	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany	Pulev's professional debut

External links

• Professional record

References