Kubrat Pulev (32-3, 14) was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 4, 1981. At the age of 28 years on September 19, 2009, he made his professional boxing debut against Florian Benche, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 21st career fight at 33 years old, Kubrat Pulev got a shot at the IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles against Wladimir Klitschko on November 15, 2014 but lost the fight via 5th-round KO.
He became a heavyweight world champion (WBA (Regular)) on December 7, 2024 at the age of 43 years old, on his 35th career fight, after defeating Mahmoud Charr via 12-round unanimous decision.
Pulev's last fight was a heavyweight world-title fight against Mahmoud Charr for Charr's WBA (Regular) title on December 7, 2024. He won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and was crowned the new heavyweight world champion. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Kubrat Pulev's best fights have been against Dominick Guinn, Kevin Johnson, Tony Thompson, Alexander Dimitrenko, Mahmoud Charr, Hughie Fury and Rydell Booker.
Pulev has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Dec 7, 2024 43 years, 7 months 32-3 (14) | 40 years, 1 months 34-4 (20) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
34  | Mar 30, 2024 42 years, 10 months 31-3 (14) | 34 years 11-1 (9) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
33 | Dec 14, 2023 42 years, 7 months 30-3 (14) | Andrzej Wawrzyk | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
32  | Jul 9, 2022 41 years, 2 months 29-3 (14) | 38 years, 6 months 32-12 (23) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
31  | May 14, 2022 41 years 29-2 (14) | 34 years, 1 months 26-4-2 (20) | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
30  | Dec 12, 2020 39 years, 7 months 28-2 (14) | 31 years, 1 months 23-1 (21) | HW | 9 | KO | LOSS For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO |
29  | Nov 9, 2019 38 years, 6 months 28-1 (14) | 38 years, 8 months 26-2 (13) | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
28  | Mar 23, 2019 37 years, 10 months 27-1 (14) | 32 years, 7 months 18-1 (14) | HW | 7 | KO | WIN |
27  | Oct 27, 2018 37 years, 5 months 26-1 (13) | 24 years, 1 months 21-1 (11) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
26  | Apr 28, 2017 35 years, 11 months 25-1 (13) | 37 years, 7 months 30-7-1 (14) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
25  | Dec 3, 2016 35 years, 6 months 24-1 (13) | 36 years, 2 months 36-5 (29) | HW | 3 | RTD | WIN |
24 | May 7, 2016 35 years 23-1 (12) | 32 years, 4 months 25-5 (17) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
23 | Dec 5, 2015 34 years, 7 months 22-1 (12) | Maurice Harris | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
22 | Oct 17, 2015 34 years, 5 months 21-1 (11) | George Arias | HW | 8 | UD | WIN |
21  | Nov 15, 2014 33 years, 6 months 20-1 (11) | 38 years, 7 months 62-3 (52) | HW | 5 | KO | LOSS For IBF, The Ring |
20 | Apr 5, 2014 32 years, 11 months 20-0 (11) | Ivica Perković | HW | 3 | RTD | WIN |
19  | Dec 14, 2013 32 years, 7 months 19-0 (10) | 32 years, 6 months 29-6 (28) | HW | 4 | RTD | WIN |
18  | Aug 24, 2013 32 years, 3 months 18-0 (9) | 41 years, 10 months 38-3 (26) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
17 | Sep 29, 2012 31 years, 4 months 17-0 (9) | Alexander Ustinov | HW | 11 | KO | WIN |
16  | May 5, 2012 31 years 16-0 (8) | 29 years, 10 months 32-1 (21) | HW | 11 | KO | WIN |
15 | Jan 14, 2012 30 years, 8 months 15-0 (7) | Michael Sprott | HW | 9 | RTD | WIN |
14 | Oct 22, 2011 30 years, 5 months 14-0 (6) | Travis Walker | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
13 | Jul 16, 2011 30 years, 2 months 13-0 (6) | Maksym Pediura | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | May 7, 2011 30 years 12-0 (6) | Derric Rossy | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 12, 2011 29 years, 9 months 11-0 (5) | Yaroslav Zavorotnyi | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Dec 18, 2010 29 years, 7 months 10-0 (5) | Paolo Vidoz | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Oct 30, 2010 29 years, 5 months 9-0 (5) | 35 years, 6 months 33-6-1 (22) | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 1, 2010 28 years, 11 months 8-0 (5) | Evgeny Orlov | 7 | DQ | WIN | |
7 | Mar 13, 2010 28 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | Danny Batchelder | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 20, 2010 28 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | Isossa Mondo | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
5 | Jan 30, 2010 28 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | Matt Skelton | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Dec 5, 2009 28 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Zack Page | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 7, 2009 28 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Gbenga Oloukun | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Oct 17, 2009 28 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Serdar Uysal | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 19, 2009 28 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Florian Benche | 2 | TKO | WIN |
