{"id":18172,"date":"2020-12-07T09:19:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18172"},"modified":"2020-12-07T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:20:27","slug":"pulevs-fight-with-joshua-to-go-ahead-after-negative-covid-19-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18172","title":{"rendered":"Pulev&#8217;s Fight With Joshua To Go Ahead After Negative Covid-19 Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.32760268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.32760268.jpg 629w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.32760268-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/>Kubrat Pulev has entered a bubble ahead of this weekend\u2019s heavyweight bout with Anthony Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed the Bulgarian and his team have returned negative tests for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old, who boasts a record of 28-1, on Saturday reposted a clip on Twitter of him having a swab taken to test if he had coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Matchroom\u2019s Hearn confirmed on Sunday morning that result came back negative and preparations for Saturday\u2019s fight at the SSE Arena, Wembley can continue.<\/p>\n<p>Pulev has already been denied one shot at Joshua when he was forced to pull out of a world title clash with the Londoner, scheduled for October 28 2017, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>A shoulder injury sustained in training weeks before that date saw the Sofia-born boxer replaced by Carlos Takam and his chance for glory was gone.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday will see Pulev get his long-awaited opportunity against Joshua, who has not fought since he outpointed Andy Ruiz Jr last December.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn has also revealed another fight has been added to the undercard with Florian Marku set to face Alex Fearon this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Marku signed a multi-fight deal with Matchroom last month and will be part of the action at Wembley this weekend where 1,000 fans will be in attendance.<\/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-18172\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18172&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-18172\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18172&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-18172\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18172&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=18172\" 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>Kubrat Pulev has entered a bubble ahead of this weekend\u2019s heavyweight bout with Anthony Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed the Bulgarian and his team have returned negative tests for Covid-19. 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