{"id":54962,"date":"2025-12-12T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/murat-gassiev-knocks-out-kubrat-pulev-to-claim-wba-regular-heavyweight-title-in-dubai-boxing-news\/12\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:40:58","slug":"murat-gassiev-knocks-out-kubrat-pulev-to-claim-wba-regular-heavyweight-title-in-dubai-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/murat-gassiev-knocks-out-kubrat-pulev-to-claim-wba-regular-heavyweight-title-in-dubai-boxing-news\/12\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Murat Gassiev knocks out Kubrat Pulev to claim WBA &#8216;regular&#8217; heavyweight title in Dubai | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Murat Gassiev produced a stunning knockout of Kubrat Pulev to claim the WBA &#8216;regular&#8217; heavyweight title in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Gassiev landed a clean left hook to floor Pulev and end the contest in the sixth round, with his opponent unable to beat the count as he tried to stumble to his feet.<\/p>\n<p>Pulev is no stranger to British boxing fans, having been beaten by Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora in 2020 and 2022 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>At 44 years old, his clash with Gassiev was arguably a last roll of the dice, but he came up short.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Gassiev celebrates after claiming the WBA &#8216;regular&#8217; heavyweight title<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>With his eye-catching victory, Gassiev could now earn a full world title shot with the WBA against unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, who has held the WBA &#8216;super&#8217; belt since his first victory over Joshua in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Gassiev, a former cruiserweight world champion, has met Usyk once before at cruiserweight, with Usyk winning by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s red-hot prospect Moses Itauma is also lying in wait for Gassiev, with the WBA having stated before the fight that the winner of Pulev-Gassiev must fight Itauma next.<\/p>\n<p>Pulev was initially ordered to make a mandatory WBA title defence against Itauma, but the Bulgarian&#8217;s team had plans already in place for the fight against Russia&#8217;s Gassiev.<\/p>\n<p>Itauma puts his 13-fight unbeaten record on the line on January 24 when he faces American Jermaine Franklin in Manchester.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/boxing\/news\/12040\/13482729\/murat-gassiev-knocks-out-kubrat-pulev-to-claim-wba-regular-heavyweight-title-in-dubai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murat Gassiev produced a stunning knockout of Kubrat Pulev to claim the WBA &lsquo;regular&rsquo; heavyweight title in Dubai. 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