Pulev vs Forrest

Who won Pulev vs Forrest?

Kubrat Pulev beat Jerry Forrest by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at Forum, California.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 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 Sergey Kovalev's and Tervel Pulev's clash.

Pulev vs Forrest stats

Back in May 2022, Kubrat Pulev stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jerry Forrest made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Forrest had a large advantage in power over Pulev, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 50%.

Kubrat Pulev was the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Pulev had a height advantage of 3 inches over Forrest.

Kubrat Pulev fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jerry Forrest was a southpaw.

Pulev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Forrest, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 143 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Forrest's 125.

Pulev vs Forrest form

Pulev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Bogdan Dinu on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California.

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

He had defeated Kevin Johnson on April 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Armeec, Sofia.

Activity check

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Forrest's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Pulev vs Forrest start?

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

Who broadcast Pulev vs Forrest?

Pulev vs Forrest was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Pulev vs Forrest?

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