Charr vs Pulev

Who won Charr vs Pulev?

Kubrat Pulev beat Mahmoud Charr by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, Sofia.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner Kubrat Pulev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Charr vs Pulev stats

Kubrat Pulev stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Mahmoud Charr made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Kubrat Pulev was the older man by 3 years, at 43 years old.

Pulev had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Kubrat Pulev and Mahmoud Charr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pulev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 4 months later than Charr, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Charr's 222.

Kubrat Pulev went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Charr vs Pulev form

Kubrat Pulev had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Andrzej Wawrzyk on December 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jerry Forrest on May 14, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rydell Booker on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Charr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nuri Seferi on December 21, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against Nikola Milacic on May 28, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Die Bucht, Hamburg.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Christopher Lovejoy on May 15, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Box Gym, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Ustinov on November 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

He had won against Sefer Seferi on September 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kubrat Pulev had been fighting more than Mahmoud Charr.

Going into this contest, Kubrat Pulev had last fought 11 months and 23 days ago, while Mahmoud Charr's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 16 days ago.

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Charr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Charr vs Pulev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Sofia, Bulgaria, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Charr vs Pulev?

The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Charr vs Pulev?

Kubrat Pulev was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Mahmoud Charr made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.