Pulev vs Booker

Who won Pulev vs Booker?

Kubrat Pulev beat Rydell Booker by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at Chukchansi Park, California.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Kubrat Pulev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jamel Herring beating Lamont Roach for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Amir Imam defeated Marcos Mojica.

Pulev vs Booker stats

Back in November 2019, Kubrat Pulev stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rydell Booker made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Pulev had a slight advantage in power over Booker, with a 52% knockout percentage compared to Booker's 50%.

Kubrat Pulev was the same age as Rydell Booker, at 38 years old.

Pulev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Booker. Despite this, Booker had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Kubrat Pulev and Rydell Booker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pulev's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Booker's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 1 month later than Booker, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Booker's 181.

Kubrat Pulev went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 1 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Pulev vs Booker form

Pulev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Bogdan Dinu on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Hughie Fury on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Johnson on April 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Armeec, Sofia.

Before that, he had won against Derek Chisora on May 7, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

He had beaten Maurice Harris on December 5, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg.

Activity check

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Pulev vs Booker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Chukchansi Park, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Pulev vs Booker?

Pulev vs Booker was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Pulev vs Booker?

Kubrat Pulev was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Rydell Booker made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.