Kubrat Pulev, the Bulgarian heavyweight has pledged a huge donation. This donation will go a long way in helping curb the current crisis at hand.

The IBF’s mandatory challenger, Pulev has vowed to donate half of his purse from his upcoming bout with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua. Pulev has said he wants to help the medics fight the “devilish” coronavirus.

Originally, Pulev was scheduled to fight Anthony Joshua in 2017. But he was forced to pull out from the fight. He sustained a shoulder injury during a training camp forcing this withdrawal. Pulev then went ahead and reclaimed his mandatory position last year. The fight with Anthony Joshua was now scheduled to down at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, on the 20th of June.

This fight too was postponed earlier this week, due to the current global pandemic. Now the fight can only take place once everything settles down. Pulev said the fight will only happen “towards the end of the year”. He also stated that he would have no problem fighting Joshua in an empty venue, without the presence of any live fans.

How much has Kubrat Pulev pledged?

Kubrat Pulev is expected to make $5 million from the fight. Out of which he has promised to donate half. He said, “I will donate 50% of the money I earn from the match with Joshua to the tireless heroes in the fight against the coronavirus. I will give doctors, nurses, and hospitals the necessary equipment to deal with this devilish virus.”

Pulev has had an impeccable run. His last loss came in 2014, where he lost to Wladimir Klitschko in a title bout. Since this match, he has managed to remain unbeaten and is now ready to claim what he thinks is his.

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Anthony Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO, and IBF belts recently. He beat Andy Ruiz Jr. in a rematch. And will now defend it against Pulev. Though we haven’t received any official news as to when the fight has been pushed to, the end of July is what rumors say. But, of course, we can’t buy into this.

Kubrat Pulev has gone ahead and made a huge promise to help fight the pandemic. This comes as a lesson to us, where each of us can do our small part to help fight the pandemic.