Photos: Derek Chisora, Kubrat Pulev – Heated Face-Off at Final Presser

Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev will meet for a second time at The O2 in London on Saturday July 9, reside worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia, New Zealand, Uzbekistan and France), over six years on from their 12-round battle for the European Heavyweight Title on the Barclaycard Area in Hamburg, Germany.  (images by Mark Robinson)

It was Bulgarian star Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs) who got here out on prime on that event, successful a troublesome break up choice that noticed him progress of their IBF World Title Eliminator and declare the vacant European crown for the second time in his profession.

British favourite Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) has since confronted a few of the greatest names within the Heavyweight division, together with WBC World Title challenger Dillian Whyte twice, WBA and IBF World Title challenger Carlos Takam, unified Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk and most not too long ago two slugfests with former WBO Champion Joseph Parker.