Pulev vs Wardley

When is Pulev vs Wardley?

Kubrat Pulev could face Fabio Wardley in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

would be defending WBA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Mahmoud Charr in December 2024.He has held this belt for 3 months and 19 days.

Pulev vs Wardley stats

Kubrat Pulev would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fabio Wardley would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 1 draw, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Wardley would have a massive power advantage over Pulev, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 44%.

Kubrat Pulev is the older man by 13 years, at 43 years old.

Wardley has a height advantage of 1 inch over Pulev. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kubrat Pulev and Fabio Wardley fight out of an orthodox stance.

Pulev is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Wardley, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 206 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Wardley's 62.

Fabio Wardley is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 8 by the IBF, and 9 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Pulev vs Wardley form

Kubrat Pulev has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Mahmoud Charr on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Sofia, Bulgaria.

Prior to that, he had beaten Andrzej Wawrzyk on December 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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.

Fabio Wardley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Frazer Clarke on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Frazer Clarke on March 31, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Michael Polite Coffie on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had won against Nathan Gorman on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Fabio Wardley has been fighting more than Kubrat Pulev.

Kubrat Pulev last fought 8 months and 23 days ago, while Fabio Wardley's last outing was 10 months and 18 days ago.

Pulev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Wardley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

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