Charr vs. Pulev for WBA heavyweight title on Saturday in Sofia

Mahmoud Charr (34-4, 20 KOs) will defend his WBA regular heavyweight world title in Bulgaria on December 7 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

He will be up against local favorite Kubrat Pulev (31-3, 14 KOs).

After a long absence for various reasons, Charr will be coming off an inactivity of more than two years. In 2022 he defeated Nuri Seferi and is now ready to put the black and gold crown on the line.

For his part, Pulev will have the opportunity to contest the belt on his home turf and has every intention of taking it from the champion in this showdown. The 43-year-old Bulgarian defeated Ihor Shevadzutskyi by unanimous decision and has strung together two wins following his 2022 loss to Derek Chisora.

Will be other quality fights in the event. Gleb Bakshi (4-0) will fight Juan Manuel Taborda (20-1-1) in a 1 rounder middleweight fight.

Petar Draganov (10-0) will fight Mexico’s, Juan Antonio Llanes (11-0-1) in 8 round super-welterweight fight.