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Kubrat Pulev returns home to face Samuel Peter on Saturday
Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev is from Bulgaria but has been based in Germany throughout his seven-year professional career and never fought in his home country. That will finally change Saturday.
Pulev is very excited to fight at the Arena Armeec in his hometown Sofia, Bulgaria, where he will take on former world titleholder Samuel Peter in a 12-round bout for a regional belt.
"This time everything is different for me," Pulev said at his public workout this week, where he was given a hero's welcome by the fans before going through the paces with famed German trainer Ulli Wegner. "Because this is my homeland, my hometown, the city I was born, and the city I grew up in. This is my nation, these are my people, and we share the same blood. It's a huge honor for me to have the chance to make this country proud and my countrymen happy with a great victory."
Pulev (23-1, 12 KOs) won his first 20 fights -- including notable victories against Tony Thompson, Alexander Ustinov and Alexander Dimitrenko -- to earn a mandatory
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KUBRAT PULEV
WBA HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION
| COUNTRY : | Bulgaria |
| RECORD : | 31-3-0 (14 KO's) |
| KO's : | 41.18 % |
| BORN : | 05-04-1981 |
| AGE : | 43 |
| ALIAS: | THE COBRA |
| WON TITLE : | 12-07-2024 |
| HEIGHT : | 6′ 4½″ |
| REACH : | 79½″ |
| UD 12rd | MAHMOUD CHARR WBA World HEAVYWEIGHT 2024-12-06 - Sofia |
| UD 12rd | IHOR SHEVADZUTSKYI HEAVYWEIGHT 2024-03-30 - Arena Armeec, Sofia |
| UD 10rd | ANDRZEJ WAWRZYK HEAVYWEIGHT 2023-12-14 - The Hangar, Costa Mesa Copyright ©bilders.pages.dev 2025 |