Who won Hughie Fury vs Kubrat Pulev? Fight result from Bulgaria as Anthony Joshua number one IBF contender revealed

HUGHIE FURY fought Kubrat Pulev as he looked to become the number one contender for Anthony Joshua's IBF heavyweight belt.

The Mancunian was aiming to bounce back from an underwhelming defeat to Joseph Parker, and here's how he got on.

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Who won Hughie Fury vs Kubrat Pulev?

Hughie Fury got off to an encouraging start, but it was literally cut short when he required stitches after Pulev landed a shot on his left eye.

And while Fury made it to the judges, Pulev ran out a unanimous decision winner in a popular result in front of the home crowd.

The scorecards were 117-111, 118-110, 115-113.

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Will Kubrat Pulev fight Anthony Joshua?

Kubrat Pulev is now number one contender for Joshua's IBF heavyweight title, earning a shot at redemption after pulling out injured from a fight against AJ this time last year.

A date of April 13 has been pencilled in at Wembley for Anthony Joshua's next fight following victory over Alexander Povetkin and Pulev could finally get the chance to take on Joshua in a mandatory defence.