Istanbul To Host Anthony Joshua, Pulev IBF Bout in May

Istanbul To Host Anthony Joshua, Pulev IBF Bout in May

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The International Boxing Federation heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev will hold in Istanbul, Turkey in May .

The date and venue of the fight were confirmed on Pulev’ s official Facebook page.

Pulev, 38 posted a link to an article that appears to claim that the much -anticipated fight will take place at the Vodafone Arena – home of Turkish football club Besiktas .

The pair are due to fight this year , with Pulev the mandatory challenger for Joshua’ s IBF heavyweight title .
But according to SunSport while talks are ongoing , any clash between the two boxers will only take place in either the United Kingdom, United States or Saudi Arabia .

No word though has come from Joshua’ s camp since the news regarding the fight broke.
Both boxers had been due to clash at Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium back in October 2017 , but Pulev had to pull out with injury and was replaced by Carlos Takam.

Joshua is thought to be keen to return to London for his next fight .
And it was revealed last month that the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium had emerged as a very real contender to host the bout .

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