Kubrat Pulev

Kubrat Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Кубрат Венков Пулев; born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He has challenged twice for the unified heavyweight title in 2014 and 2020. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the European title twice between 2012 and 2016. As an amateur, he won multiple medals at international tournaments, including gold at the 2008 European Championships and bronze at the 2005 World Championships, all in the super-heavyweight division. He also represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Olympics.

Kubrat Pulev
Кубрат Пулев
Pulev in 2018
Born
Kubrat Venkov Pulev

(1981-05-04) 4 May 1981
Sofia, Bulgaria
Other names"The Cobra"
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach202 cm (79+12 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins30
Wins by KO14
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
2005 Mianyang Super-heavyweight
European Championships
2008 Liverpool Super-heavyweight
2006 Plovdiv Super-heavyweight
European Union Championships
2004 Madrid Heavyweight
2005 Cagliari Super-heavyweight
Strandzha Cup
Plovdiv 2001 Light-heavyweight
Plovdiv 2002 Heavyweight
Plovdiv 2005 Super-heavyweight
Plovdiv 2006 Super-heavyweight
Plovdiv 2008 Super-heavyweight

As of December 2020, he is ranked as the world's tenth best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine, and ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. He was ranked by BoxRec in the world's top 10 heavyweights in every year from 2011 to 2018.

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