Pulev vs Wawrzyk

Who won Pulev vs Wawrzyk?

Kubrat Pulev beat Andrzej Wawrzyk by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 14th December 2023 at The Hangar in Costa Mesa.

The scorecards were announced as 100-88, 99-89, 100-88 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.

The undercard featured the clash of Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo.

Pulev vs Wawrzyk stats

Back in December 2023, Kubrat Pulev stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Andrzej Wawrzyk made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Kubrat Pulev was the older man by 7 years, at 43 years old.

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

Both Kubrat Pulev & Andrzej Wawrzyk fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pulev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 year and 10 months later than Wawrzyk, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, 256 to Wawrzyk's 186.

Pulev vs Wawrzyk form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Derek Chisora on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on 12th December 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.

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

He had won against Bogdan Dinu on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California.

Activity check

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Pulev vs Wawrzyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Pulev vs Wawrzyk?

The FITE+ US show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The FITE+ UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Pulev vs Wawrzyk?

Kubrat Pulev was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Andrzej Wawrzyk made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.