It's great to see so many top HW's in action in the coming months. Fury vs Wilder; Ortiz vs Hammer; AJ vs Miller or Whyte; and second tier: Kabayel vs Rudenko; and Prospects; Joyce; Dubois; Ajagba; etc.
Here are two more.
Top Rank is currently working to finalize a fight between veteran heavyweights Kubrat Pulev and Robert Helenius, with the working idea, according to ESPN, being a spot on the March 23 ESPN card, where Miguel Berchelt faces Francisco Vargas in a super featherweight main event rematch from Inglewood, California.
Pulev (26-1, 13 KO) is currently the IBF mandatory challenger, with that being one of the three heavyweight titles that Anthony Joshua holds at the moment. The 37-year-old Bulgarian won an eliminator over Hughie Fury last October, which was Pulev’s first fight since April 2017, and came after there was a ton of difficulty actually getting someone to sign up to face Pulev in Bulgaria.
Born in Sweden and based in Finland, Helenius (28-2, 17 KO) was considered a contender several years ago, beating the likes of Samuel Peter and former titleholder Siarhei Liakhovich, but chinks in the armor were exposed in a highly controversial 2011 win over Dereck Chisora in Helsinki.
Now if we can only get a firm date/opponent for AJ.