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[[Heavyweight]] title fights as recognized by the [[World Boxing Organization]].
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
* One of the traditional eight divisions.

'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]

{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor=#ffdead
!<center>No.</center>
!class="unsortable"| Date
!<center>Boxer</center>
!<center>Result</center>
!<center>Boxer</center>
!<center>Defenses</center>
!<center>Location</center>
|- align=center
|1
|1989 May 6
|[[Francesco Damiani]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Francesco Damiani vs. Johnny DuPlooy|KO 3]]
|[[Johnny DuPlooy]]
|Inaugural
|Syracuse, Sicilia, ITA
|- align=center
|2
|1989 Dec 16
|[[Francesco Damiani]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Francesco Damiani vs. Daniel Eduardo Neto|TKO 2]]
|[[Daniel Eduardo Neto]]
|1
|Cesena, Emilia Romagna, ITA
|- align=center
|3
|1991 Jan 11
|[[Ray Mercer]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Francesco Damiani vs. Ray Mercer|KO 9]]
|[[Francesco Damiani]]
| -
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|4
|1991 Oct 18
|[[Ray Mercer]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison|TKO 5]]
|[[Tommy Morrison]]
|1
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|5
|1992 May 15
|[[Michael Moorer]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Bert Cooper|TKO 5]]
|[[Bert Cooper]]
|Vacant
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|6
|1993 Jun 7
|[[Tommy Morrison]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tommy Morrison vs. George Foreman|UD 12]]
|[[George Foreman]]
|Vacant
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|7
|1993 Aug 30
|[[Tommy Morrison]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tommy Morrison vs. Tim Tomashek|RTD 4]]
|[[Tim Tomashek]]
|1
|Kansas City, Missouri, USA
|- align=center
|8
|1993 Oct 29
|[[Michael Bentt]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tommy Morrison vs. Michael Bentt|TKO 1]]
|[[Tommy Morrison]]
| -
|Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
|- align=center
|9
|1994 Mar 19
|[[Herbie Hide]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Bentt vs. Herbie Hide|KO 7]]
|[[Michael Bentt]]
| -
|Millwall, London, UK
|- align=center
|10
|1995 Mar 11
|[[Riddick Bowe]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Herbie Hide vs. Riddick Bowe|KO 6]]
|[[Herbie Hide]]
| -
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|11
|1995 Jun 17
|[[Riddick Bowe]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Jorge Luis Gonzalez|KO 6]]
|[[Jorge Luis Gonzalez]]
|1
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|12
|1996 Jun 29
|[[Henry Akinwande]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Henry Akinwande vs. Jeremy Williams|KO 3]]
|[[Jeremy Williams]]
|Vacant
|Indio, California, USA
|- align=center
|13
|1996 Nov 9
|[[Henry Akinwande]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Henry Akinwande vs. Alexander Zolkin|TKO 10]]
|[[Alexander Zolkin]]
|1
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|14
|1997 Jan 11
|[[Henry Akinwande]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Henry Akinwande vs. Scott Welch|UD 12]]
|[[Scott Welch]]
|2
|Nashville, Tennesse, USA
|- align=center
|15
|1997 Jun 28
|[[Herbie Hide]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Herbie Hide vs. Tony Tucker|TKO 2]]
|[[Tony Tucker]]
|Vacant
|Norwich, Norfolk, UK
|- align=center
|16
|1998 Apr 18
|[[Herbie Hide]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Herbie Hide vs. Damon Reed|TKO 1]]
|[[Damon Reed]]
|1
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK
|- align=center
|17
|1998 Sep 26
|[[Herbie Hide]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Herbie Hide vs. Willi Fischer|TKO 2]]
|[[Willi Fischer]]
|2
|Norwich, Norfolk, UK
|- align=center
|18
|1999 Jun 26
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Herbie Hide vs. Vitali Klitschko|KO 2]]
|[[Herbie Hide]]
| -
|Millwall, London, UK
|- align=center
|19
|1999 Oct 9
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Vitali Klitschko vs. Ed Mahone|TKO 3]]
|[[Ed Mahone]]
|1
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|20
|1999 Dec 11
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Vitali Klitschko vs. Obed Sullivan|RTD 9]]
|[[Obed Sullivan]]
|2
|Alsterdorf, Hamburg, GER
|- align=center
|21
|2000 Apr 1
|[[Chris Byrd]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd|RTD 9]]
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]
| -
|Neukoelln, Berlin, GER
|- align=center
|22
|2000 Oct 14
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko (1st meeting)|UD 12]]
|[[Chris Byrd]]
| -
|Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|23
|2001 Mar 24
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Derrick Jefferson|TKO 2]]
|[[Derrick Jefferson]]
|1
|Munich, Bayern, GER
|- align=center
|24
|2001 Aug 4
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Charles Shufford|TKO 6]]
|[[Charles Shufford]]
|2
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|25
|2002 Mar 16
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francois Botha|TKO 8]]
|[[Francois Botha]]
|3
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER
|- align=center
|26
|2002 Jun 29
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ray Mercer|TKO 6]]
|[[Ray Mercer]]
|4
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|27
|2002 Dec 7
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jameel McCline|RTD 10]]
|[[Jameel McCline]]
|5
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|28
|2003 Mar 8
|[[Corrie Sanders]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Corrie Sanders|TKO 2]]
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
| -
|Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER
|- align=center
|29
|2004 Apr 10
|[[Lamon Brewster]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lamon Brewster vs. Wladimir Klitschko (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
|Vacant
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|30
|2004 Sep 4
|[[Lamon Brewster]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lamon Brewster vs. Kali Meehan|SD 12]]
|[[Kali Meehan]]
|1
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|- align=center
|31
|2005 May 21
|[[Lamon Brewster]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lamon Brewster vs. Andrew Golota|TKO 1]]
|[[Andrew Golota]]
|2
|Chicago, Illinois, USA
|- align=center
|32
|2005 Sep 28
|[[Lamon Brewster]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lamon Brewster vs. Luan Krasniqi|TKO 9]]
|[[Luan Krasniqi]]
|3
|Altona, Hamburg, GER
|- align=center
|33
|2006 Apr 1
|[[Siarhei Liakhovich]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lamon Brewster vs. Siarhei Liakhovich|UD 12]]
|[[Lamon Brewster]]
| -
|Cleveland, Ohio, USA
|- align=center
|34
|2006 Nov 4
|[[Shannon Briggs]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Siarhei Liakhovich vs. Shannon Briggs|TKO 12]]
|[[Siarhei Liakhovich]]
| -
|Phoenix, Arizona, USA
|- align=center
|35
|2007 Jun 2
|[[Sultan Ibragimov]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Shannon Briggs vs. Sultan Ibragimov|UD 12]]
|[[Shannon Briggs]]
| -
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
|- align=center
|36
|2007 Oct 13
|[[Sultan Ibragimov]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield|UD 12]]
|[[Evander Holyfield]]
|1
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS
|- align=center
|37
|2008 Feb 23
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov|UD 12]]
|[[Sultan Ibragimov]]
| -
|New York, New York, USA
|- align=center
|38
|2008 Jul 12
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (1st meeting)|KO 11]]
|[[Tony Thompson]]
|1
|Altona, Hamburg, GER
|- align=center
|39
|2008 Dec 13
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman|TKO 7]]
|[[Hasim Rahman]]
|2
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER
|- align=center
|40
|2009 Jun 20
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev|RTD 9]]
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]
|3
|Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|41
|2010 Mar 20
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Eddie Chambers|KO 12]]
|[[Eddie Chambers]]
|4
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|42
|2010 Sep 11
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter (2nd meeting)|KO 10]]
|[[Samuel Peter]]
|5
|Frankfurt, Hessen, GER
|- align=center
|43
|2011 Jul 2
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|UD 12]]
|[[David Haye]]
|6
|Altona, Hamburg, GER
|- align=center
|44
|2012 Mar 3
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck|KO 4]]
|[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]
|7
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|45
|2012 Jul 7
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (2nd meeting)|TKO 6]]
|[[Tony Thompson]]
|8
|Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI
|- align=center
|46
|2012 Nov 10
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach|UD 12]]
|[[Mariusz Wach]]
|9
|Altona, Hamburg, GER
|- align=center
|47
|2013 May 4
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta|TKO 6]]
|[[Francesco Pianeta]]
|10
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER
|- align=center
|48
|2013 Oct 5
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|UD 12]]
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]
|11
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS
|- align=center
|49
|2014 Apr 26
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai|TKO 5]]
|[[Alex Leapai]]
|12
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|50
|2014 Nov 15
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 5]]
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]
|13
|Altona, Hamburg, GER
|- align=center
|51
|2015 Apr 25
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings|UD 12]]
|[[Bryant Jennings]]
|14
|New York, New York, USA
|- align=center
|52
|2015 Nov 28
|[[Tyson Fury]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury|UD 12]]
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
| -
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
|- align=center
|53
|2016 Dec 10
|[[Joseph Parker]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr|MD 12]]
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]
|Vacant
|Auckland, NZL
|- align=center
|54
|2017 May 6
|[[Joseph Parker]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joseph Parker vs Razvan Cojanu|UD 12]]
|[[Razvan Cojanu]]
|1
| Manukau City, Auckland, NZL
|- align=center
|55
|2017 Sep 23
|[[Joseph Parker]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joseph Parker vs Hughie Fury|MD 12]]
|[[Hughie Fury]]
|2
| Manchester, Lancashire, UK
|- align=center
|56
|2018 Mar 31
|[[Anthony Joshua]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker|UD 12]]
|[[Joseph Parker]]
| -
|Cardiff, Wales, UK
|- align=center
|57
|2018 Sep 22
|[[Anthony Joshua]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin|TKO 7]]
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]
|1
|Wembley, London, UK
|- align=center
|58
|2019 Jun 1
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)|TKO 7]]
|[[Anthony Joshua]]
| -
|New York, New York, USA
|- align=center
|59
|2019 Dec 7
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]
| -
|Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
|- align=center
|60
|2020 Dec 12
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 9]]
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]
|1
|Wembley, London, UK
|- align=center
|61
|2021 Sep 25
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk|UD 12]]
|[[Anthony Joshua]]
| -
|Tottenham, London, UK
|- align=center
|62
|2022 Aug 20
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|SD 12]]
|[[Anthony Joshua]]
|1
|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
|- align=center
|63
|2023 Aug 26
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois|KO 9]]
|[[Daniel Dubois]]
|2
|Wroclaw, Poland
|- align=center
|64
|2024 May 18
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)|SD 12]]
|[[Tyson Fury]]
|3
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|- align=center
|65
|2024 Dec 21
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]
|[[Tyson Fury]]
|4
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|- align=center
|66
|2025 Jul 19
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (2nd meeting)|KO 5]]
|[[Daniel Dubois]]
|5
|Wembley, London, UK
|- align=center
|67
|2026 May 9
|[[Daniel Dubois]]
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois|TKO 11]]
|[[Fabio Wardley]]
| -
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK
|}

[[Category:World Heavyweight Title Fights|WBO]]

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{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Challenger rankings'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Org.
! Pos.
! As of
! Published
|-
! colspan="4"| 1+ Mth. Old
|-
| WBA || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| WBC || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| IBF || 1 || 31.01.2020 || 31.01.2020
|-
| WBO || NR || 31.01.2020 || 01.02.2020
|-
| Ring || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
|-{{pstable-bg1}}
! colspan="4"| 2+ Mth. Old
|-
| WBA || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| WBC || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| IBF || 1 || 30.11.2019 || 02.12.2019
|-
| WBO || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| Ring || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
! colspan="4"| 3+ Mth. Old
|-
| WBA || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| WBC || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| IBF || 1 || 30.11.2019 || 02.12.2019
|-
| WBO || N/A || N/A || N/A
|-
| Ring || N/A || N/A || N/A
|}
<fight>2535889</fight>

== Notes ==

===Timeline===
*Following Joshua's reclaiming of the titles on December 7, 2019, WBO President Paco Valcarcel tweeted that WBO's mandatory [[Oleksandr Usyk]] should be next in line and get his title shot within 180 days. In response, Joshua expressed his willingness to "rock and roll" with Usyk.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/anthony-joshua-ready-for-oleksandr-usyk-in-180-days/137390]
*On December 9, WBO ordered Joshua to defend the title against Usyk and gave both sides 30 days to make deal, otherwise a purse bid would take place. Less than 24 hours later, IBF ordered Joshua to defend his title against their mandatory Pulev: "Negotiations should commence immediately and be concluded by January 11, 2020".[https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/28285115/anthony-joshua-competing-mandatory-defenses-wbo-ibf]
*On December 16, Pulev's promoter [[Bob Arum]] called Joshua out and proclaimed that his fighter "is gonna knock him on his ass in his next fight" and that by the end of 2020 "there ain't going to be an Anthony Joshua as a top fighter."[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/arum-pulevs-gonna-knock-joshua-on-his-ass/138119]
*On December 19, East Side Boxing reported that Hearn was still negotiating with IBF and WBO over which mandatory would come first, IBF's Pulev or WBO's Usyk. Joshua was reportedly more interested in Usyk, as Pulev wasn't a draw in either UK nor US.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/anthony-joshua-ill-fight-deontay-wilder-even-without-a-title/138272]
*In an interview with Sky Sports on January 5, 2020, Joshua claimed that he didn't have a problem vacating one of his titles in exchange for bigger fights, hinting at a winner of [[Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)|Wilder-Fury II]]: "I always said the belts do not represent me. I will stand as a champion, even if I have to give one up. It would give me an opportunity to face another world champion."[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/anthony-joshua-willing-to-lose-a-title-to-make-bigger-fight/139404]
*On January 21, Joshua revealed that he had recently been involved in negotiations with Wilder and Usyk. Meanwhile, [[Dan Rafael]] reported that Pulev was the front-runner to get the title shot over Usyk.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/anthony-joshua-says-more-talks-with-deontay-wilder-have-taken-place/141055]
*In an interview with Sky Sports on February 15 Hearn labeled Joshua-Pulev "a very good fight": "Two big stand-up heavyweights who can really punch. Pulev has a lot of experience and good ring IQ." He also acknowledged the pressure on Joshua to deliver the KO in the potential fight following a dull, safety-first victory over Ruiz.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/eddie-hearn-says-the-pressure-is-on-joshua-to-get-the-ko-in-pulev-defence/143738]
*On February 20 Arum unleashed another verbal assault on Joshua. He dismissed the overall belief that Joshua was elite, claiming that "as far as Joshua is concerned, the only people that think Joshua is an elite heavyweight are the Brits", then proclaimed that "there won't be an Anthony Joshua after June when he fights Pulev, and I mean that seriously, Andy Ruiz is an OK fighter. He doesn't compare with a Pulev, who is bigger, stronger, more mobile, and will be in shape."[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/anthony-joshua-isnt-an-elite-level-heavyweight-bob-arum/144031]
*On March 2, Pulev announced that he had signed to face Joshua on June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/kubrat-pulev-says-contract-signed-for-anthony-joshua-fight/145578]
*On March 19, Pulev confirmed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic the fight was postponed: "It is impossible for the fight to take place on June 20, although I am ready. The match will take place a few months later, perhaps towards the end of the year."[https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/28927244/heavyweight-title-fight-joshua-postponed-due-coronavirus]
*On April 3, Matchroom Boxing formally announced that the fight had been postponed to an unspecified date.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-vs-pulev-postponed-cancelled-coronavirus-covid19-a9446356.html]
*Contracts with new location and date signed on October 11-12.[https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-boxing-heavyweight-pulev-idUKKBN26X2M1/]

===Ranking Movements===
*Pulev listed No. 1 contender by the IBF since at least May 2017.
*WBO did not list Pulev in its Top 15 in the rankings released February 10. Then on March 20 Pulev entered the rankings at No. 4, where he remained going into the fight.
*Following the loss, IBF dropped Pulev from 1st to 10th, while WBO removed him from its Top 15 entirely.

===The Fight===
*Joshua dominated the fight and won practically every round, with Pulev having the most success in the sixth.
*Pulev received a standing count and was knocked down in the third.
*Pulev knocked down twice in the ninth. He did not get up from the second knockdown.

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