Boxing: Joshua-Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus

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SOFIA (REUTERS) - Briton Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight title defence against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev will be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus outbreak, the IBF's mandatory challenger said on Thursday (March 19).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SOFIA - Briton Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight title defence against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev will be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus outbreak, the IBF's mandatory challenger said on Thursday .

The 62,000 seater stadium was no longer available after European soccer's governing body Uefa postponed the European Championship to 2021, which means that any rescheduled Premier League fixtures could now run into the summer. The 30-year-old Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO and IBF belts back with a unanimous points win over Andy Ruiz Jr in December.Joshua was initially due to fight Pulev at Cardiff's Principality Stadium in October 2017 but the Bulgarian withdrew after suffering a shoulder injury in sparring.

 

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