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Pulev beats Chisora to close in on Joshua bout
- Updated: May 7, 2016
7:01 PM ET
Kubrat Pulev moved a step closer to an IBF world heavyweight title shot against Anthony Joshua after he defeated Dereck Chisora via a split points decision for the European heavyweight title on Saturday.
The Bulgarian defeated Joshua’s fellow Briton Chisora by scores of 116-112 and 118-110 to 115-113 in a clash between two former world title challengers at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Pulev is now one win away from securing a shot at the IBF crown after a tidy and efficient boxing display that should have earned him a unanimous victory.
Both Chisora and Pulev have unsuccessfully challenged for world titles against the Klitschko brothers. Chisora lost a unanimous decision to Vitali Klitschko for the WBC belt in 2012, while Pulev was knocked out by Wladimir in the fifth round for the IBF belt in 2014.
On this evidence, neither will worry any of the current world …
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