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Anthony Joshua (AJ) defends his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev (The Cobra). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
WBA | IBF | WBO |
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HV w2 d3 | HV w2 d6 | HV w2 d1 |
This fight between Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev took place on at the The SSE Arena, London, England.
At 198 cm, Anthony Joshua is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Kubrat Pulev is 194 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 208 cm, Joshua also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Pulev's 202 cm. On top of that, Joshua also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Pulev.
Joshua is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 5 days ago against Andy Ruiz Jr., which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Pulev comes in with a record of 28-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days ago against Rydell Booker, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Joshua will be 31 years and 1 month old. Pulev will be 39 years and 7 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 69-31 in favor of Anthony Joshua. Here is the prediction for Joshua vs Pulev.
Anthony Joshua defeated Kubrat Pulev via 9th round KO to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Pulev's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Joshua advances his win streak to 2. Joshua is now 24-1, and Pulev 28-2.