Fight:1819945

Kubrat Pulev 253 lbs beat Tony Thompson 264 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2013-08-24
• Location: Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
• Referee: Randy Neumann
• Judge: Mickey Vann 118-110
• Judge: Pawel Kardyni 116-112
• Judge: Don Trella 117-111

• IBF International Heavyweight Title (4th defense by Pulev)

Notes

• Kubrat Pulev 17-0 (9 KOs) vs. Tony Thompson 38-3 (26 KOs)
• IBF final heavyweight eliminator.
• Pulev entered as the #4 heavyweight contender in the world according to The Ring Magazine. Thompson was ranked as the #9 heavyweight contender by the same publication. Wladimir Klitschko was recognized as the heavyweight champion at the time of the bout.[1]
• Thompson entered as a 3.25-to-1 betting underdog. [2]