Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev will meet for a second time at The O2 in London on Saturday July 9, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding France, Australia and New Zealand), over six years on from their 12-round battle for the European heavyweight title at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
It was Bulgarian star Pulev who came out on top on that occasion, winning a tough split decision that saw him progress in their IBF world title eliminator and claim the vacant European crown for the second time in his career.
British favourite Chisora has since faced some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division, including WBC world title challenger Dillian Whyte twice, WBA and IBF world title challenger Carlos Takam, unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk and most recently two slugfests with former WBO champion Joseph Parker.
Two-time world title challenger Pulev, whose only losses came against modern legend Wladimir Klitschko in 2014 and former unified king Anthony Joshua in 2020, dominated Jerry Forrest to win a unanimous decision on the Sergey Kovalev vs. Tervel Pulev undercard at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California last month.
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