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Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev fight postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev fight postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev was expected to sell out 70,000 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Anthony Joshua's 'world heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The fight was scheduled to take place on 20th June.

Joshua was set to face Pulev at the Totten-ham Hotspur Stadium in his first fight in the UK in two years.

A new date for the fight, and the possibility of staging it at the same venue, is still being worked on.

Promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports that they have postponed the date and they are hoping that the fight will take place in July or early August.

Pulev is the IBF mandatory challenger for Joshua, who also holds the WBA 'super' and WBO titles.

[Source: Sky Sports]

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