Kubrat Pulev
| Kubrat Pulev Кубрат Пулев |
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Pulev in 2012
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| Real name | Kubrat Venkov Pulev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Kobrata ("The Cobra") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 203 cm (80 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 May 1981 Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kubrat Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Кубрат Венков Пулев; born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He has held the European heavyweight title twice, from 2012 to 2013 and in 2016, and has challenged once for the unified world heavyweight title in 2014. As an amateur he won multiple medals at international tournaments, including gold at the 2008 European Championships and bronze at the 2005 World Championships, all in the super-heavyweight division.
In February 2002, Pulev won the Strandzha Cup, the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe, in his native Bulgaria. Pulev, who is nicknamed "The Cobra", beat Cuban world champion Odlanier Solís in the process. One month later, he lost a rematch to the Cuban at the Semifinal of the "Chemiepokal cup". He could not participate at the Euros 2002 in Perm after breaking his arm in sparring.
At the World Championships 2003, he lost again in the first round to Odlanier Solís 7:12.
At the European boxing championships 2004 in Pula he defeated world class Alexander Povernov (World Championships Bronze medalist 2005). Pulev did not qualify for the Olympics despite the fact that he won the last qualifying tournament in Gothenburg. He had to settle for the first reserve place because the heavyweight division consists of only 16 fighters participating in the Olympic Games (other weight divisions have 48–81).
Pulev beat Islam Timurziev at super-heavyweight at the Strandja Cup 2005. At the EU Championships he lost the final 18:24 to Italian southpaw Roberto Cammarelle. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won bronze, losing for the third time to Odlanier Solís 11:25.
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