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Kubrat Pulyov injured, the fight with Joshua will be canceled

Andrew Karlov | Published Oct. 16, 2017, 3:11 p.m.

Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev

Bulgarian heavyweight Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) has injured his chest on October 6 and tried not to pay much attention to it during the training process, but the problem was aggravated. This happened in Bulgaria, where the challenger prepared for a fight with IBF, WBA, IBO world champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs).

According to sources in Bulgaria, Pulev suffered a rupture of the thoracic muscle after undergoing an ultrasound in Berlin. Because of the inability to continue training adequately, Kubrat will announce soon that he refuses to fight Joshua.

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