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Joshua vs. Pulev Undercard Update
The full undercard to Anthony Joshua's long-awaited return
to UK soil against Kubrat Pulev at The SSE Arena, Wembley on
Saturday December 12, has now been confirmed. All of the
action will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK
and Ireland and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200
countries and territories on its just-launched Global
platform.
Following Krzysztof Glowacki's positive COVID-19 test last
week, Hackney Cruiserweight star Lawrence Okolie (14-0, 11
KOs) will now take on Poland's undefeated Nikodem Jezewski
(19-0-1, 9 KOs).
London-based Albanian Welterweight sensation Florian Marku
(7-0, 5 KOs) makes his keenly anticipated Matchroom debut in
an eight round contest with Derby's Alex Fearon (9-2) just
over a week on from signing promotional terms with Eddie
Hearn.
Northampton Super-Welterweight contender Kieron Conway
(15-1-1, 3 KOs), who was originally slated to fight
Frenchman Souleymane Cissokho, will now clash with
Wythenshawe's Macaulay McGowen (14-1-1, 3 KOs) over ten
rounds.
Ramla Ali's (1-0) second professional fight against Vansea
Caballero (3-9-3) has been removed from the show after the
Somali-British fighter, who made a winning start to life in
the paid ranks in October, returned a positive COVID-19
test.
Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) defends his IBF, WBA, WBO and
IBO Heavyweight World Titles against Mandatory Challenger
Kubrat Pulev (28-1, 14 KOs), Manchester Heavyweight Hughie
Fury (24-3, 14 KOs) returns against Poland’s Mariusz Wach
(36-6, 19 KOs), Martin Bakole (15-1, 12 KOs) and Sergey
Kuzmin (15-1, 11 KOs) fight for the vacant WBC International
Heavyweight Title and Leeds Super-Bantamweight Qais Ashfaq
(8-1, 3 KOs) looks to return to winning ways against Ashley
Lane (14-9-2, 1 KO).
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