{"id":13902,"date":"2020-04-03T13:51:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13902"},"modified":"2020-04-05T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T15:52:03","slug":"joshuas-fight-against-pulev-postponed-due-to-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13902","title":{"rendered":"Joshua&#8217;s Fight Against Pulev Postponed Due to Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53289571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53289571.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53289571-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Anthony Joshua\u2019s bout against Kubrat Pulev on June 20 in London has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua was due to take on the Bulgarian for the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>However, promoter Matchroom has announced that the fight will be rescheduled for a later date which has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time Pulev has missed out on the opportunity to take on the Briton after a shoulder injury forced him out of a world title bout in October 2017.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Matchroom read: \u201cAnthony Joshua\u2019s defence of his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles against mandatory challenge Kubrat Pulev scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday June 20 has been postponed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA new date for the event is currently being worked on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will announce any updates in due course and continue to explore the possibility of hosting this fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13902\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13902&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13902\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13902&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13902\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13902&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13902\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua\u2019s bout against Kubrat Pulev on June 20 in London has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. 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