Pulev vs Dinu

Who won Pulev vs Dinu?

Kubrat Pulev beat Bogdan Dinu by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, at The Hangar, California.

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

The undercard featured the clash of Magdaleno vs Ramos.

Pulev vs Dinu stats

Back in March 2019, Kubrat Pulev stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bogdan Dinu made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dinu had a large advantage in power over Pulev, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 50%.

Kubrat Pulev was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Dinu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pulev.

Both Kubrat Pulev and Bogdan Dinu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pulev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 5 months later than Dinu, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 187 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Dinu's 81.

Kubrat Pulev went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 1 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Bogdan Dinu was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Pulev vs Dinu form

Pulev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Hughie Fury on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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

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

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

He had defeated George Arias on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe.

Bogdan Dinu had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on November 17, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Romeo Iamandi, Buzau, Romania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Irakli Gvenetadze on May 6, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sala Constantin Jude, Timisoara.

Before that, he had beaten Davit Gorgiladze on October 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Circus, Bucharest.

He had won against Marino Goles on March 18, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Circus, Bucharest.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Kubrat Pulev had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Bogdan Dinu's last outing had been 4 months and 6 days ago.

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Dinu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Pulev vs Dinu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at The Hangar, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Pulev vs Dinu?

Pulev vs Dinu was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Pulev vs Dinu?

Kubrat Pulev was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Bogdan Dinu made his way into the ring at 247/25 (+990) with oddsmakers.