Joshua vs Pulev fight. It will be on Dec 12, O2 arena.
Unified Heavyweight Champion of the World Anthony Joshua OBE will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles against Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev at The O2 in London on Saturday December 12, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets including the U.S., on a show promoted by Matchroom Boxing in association with Top Rank and Epic Sports and Entertainment.
Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) recaptured his belts and position as the Unified Heavyweight World Champion with a masterful unanimous decision victory over Andy Ruiz Jr at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia on an historical night in December that saw the Heavyweight World Titles contested for the very first time in the Middle East.
https://www.boxingscene.com/anthony-joshua-vs-kubrat-pulev-set-december-12-o2--152508This is interesting because of many scenarios,
(a) If Joshua wins then he can wait for the winner of Fury vs Wilder
(b) if Pulev win, then it can really derail the fight between Joshua and Fury, people might not be interested or will not live the hype specially if Fury destroys Wilder again and Joshua coming from a lost, the fight might not happen
(c) if Joshua wins and Fury lost, then probably the all British fight will not happen soon. It might be Joshua vs Wilder after all
(d) if Pulev win, then it will be another shake up in the heavyweight
Current odds:
https://www.bestodds.ai/odds/sport-boxing/matchups/anthony-oluwafemi-olaseni-joshua-vs-kubrat-pulevJust take note of the dates though because it has been moved. Nevertheless, Joshua is the outstanding favourite in this fight. But he all know that he has been upset by Ruiz and then Povetkin devastated Whyte with a one punch KO. Joshua boxing IQ though has increased a lot after that Ruiz lost and for sure he will be careful not to get upset here, so I'm picking Joshua to win by KO/TKO in mid to later rounds.
