Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev: Bulgarian vows to win world title for his country

Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev: Bulgarian vows to win world title for his country

- Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev heavyweight fight lights up Wembley Arena this weekend

- The Bulgarian has vowed to use Joshua as a ticket to meet WBC champions Fury next year

- Both boxers have lost just once in their professional career and any of them might end up tasting another defeat in a few days

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Kubrat Pulev has promised to hand Anthony Joshua his second professional defeat as the duo face off in a heavyweight bout this weekend.

The 39-year-old Bulgarian reveals he already knows the Briton's weaknesses and he plans to exploit them at Wembley Arena.

A defeat for the 30-year-old will see his dream to face fellow countryman Tyson Fury quashed as Pulev might be the one to face the WBC titleholder if he emerges victorious.

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The 'Cobra' as he is fondly referred to heads into the fight with 28 victories out of 29 games - 14 of which ended in knockouts.

Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev
Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev during their media conference ahead of their fight. Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images.
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Joshua on the other hand claimed 21 of his 23 triumphs via knockouts while his only defeat was against American-Mexican fighter Andy Ruiz Jr. Pulev told BBC:

"We see a lot of mistakes from Anthony.
"I think these mistakes, and the bad sides, stay. The most important thing is how I perform on Saturday night. When I am good, I beat him well. Right now I feel very good, strong and powerful.
"This fight is not only for me. This fight isn't just for boxing. It is for all of Bulgaria. Nobody from my country has ever been heavyweight champion of the world.
"I think after this fight I'm going to fight with Tyson Fury. I don't believe that the Joshua vs Fury fight is going to happen because I will win on Saturday night. I think the world needs a new world champion like me. I am the new world champion."

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Pulev's only defeat after 29 fights came in 2014 when he was knocked out by former champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev has expressed confidence that he will defeat reigning WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO champion Anthony Joshua when they face-off on December 12.

The much-anticipated bout between both boxers is billed to hold at the O2 Arena in the United Kingdom and Pulev is already talking tough ahead of the showdown.

Pulev claims having seen several fights of Joshua, the Brit does not possess enough mental toughness.

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