NEW YORK, NY(Април 18, 2017) – FITE TV will stream the Април 28^тата heavyweight clash between a pair of past world title contenders, Kubrat “Кобрата” Pulev и Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, live on pay per view, като се започне от 2 p.m. И /11 А.М. PT, from Arena Armeec in Sofia, България. Encore presentations will also be available to watch.

FITE TV is a Combat Sports Network that features boxing, MMA and wrestling programming. FITE gives viewers the choice to watch the program on line at www.FITE.tv, on their mobile device or on their WiFi connected television using the FITE app. The FITE app can be downloaded for free at Google Play or the iTunes app stores.

“Final Countdown: Pulev vs. Johnson”, promoted by Sauerland Promotions, is available to watch on the FITE app and website for a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Boxing fans may watch the entire card, headlined by the Pulev-Johnson 12-round World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title fight, simply by downloading the FITE app and then cast the fight to the big screen by using the instant stream-to-TV function. Приложението FITE работи с всеки Wi-Fi свързан телевизор по целия свят, Устройства с iOS и Android, както и стрийминг устройства като Roku, Chromecast и др. Феновете могат също да гледат битките на живо на уебсайта на FITE на адрес www.fite.tv от всеки компютър.

“Pulev versus Johnson is another fine boxing event that FITE is now making available to our North American fan base,” FITE COO Майкъл Вебер каза. “FITE continues to grow by leaps and bounds and we are very proud of the growth of world class boxing events to complement our current line-up of MMA and wrestling events.”

6′ 4 ½ Pulev, fighting at home in Sofia, България, captured the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title in his last fight this past December, in which former world champion Samuel Peters (36-5) retired after the third round.

През май миналата година, Pulev won a 12-round split decision over Dereck Chisora (25-5) to capture the European heavyweight championship. The 35-year-old Pulev has won four in a row since he suffered the only loss of his professional career, by way of a fifth-round knockout in 2014, to then-International Boxing Federation (IBF) тежка категория световен шампион Владимир Кличко (62-3).

Pulev was a celebrated amateur boxer who represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Олимпийските игри в Пекин, Китай. Currently rated No. 9 in the world by the WBA, Pulev can position himself for another world title shot with an impressive victory over Johnson, the battle-tested veteran fighting out of Lawrenceville, Грузия, САЩ.

“My number one goal is to fight for the World title and on April 28,” Pulev commented, “I will take another step towards achieving this goal. I’m already training hard to prove I am worthy to fight again for the heavyweight crown.

“Johnson is a tough opponent. You must only look at his resume to tell this will be a real challenge. He has shared the ring with many World class fighters like Vitali Klitschko and Anthony Joshua. I know I will need to be at my best to beat him, but with the help of my coach Ulli Wegner and the support of the Bulgarian people, I’m confident my hand will be raised, and we will be able to celebrate another great night for Bulgarian boxing and another step towards me fulfilling my dream of becoming the Heavyweight Champion of the World.’

Johnson, 37, has served as a dangerous “портиер” in the heavyweight division during his 14-year professional career. He’s fought reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) шампион в тежка категория Anthony Joshua – the only fighter to stop Johnson – former unified world heavyweight titlist Тайсън Fury, Бившата световна титла Challenger Мануел Charr and current European champion Christian Hammer.

Johnson’s most notable wins have been against world title challengers Брус Селдън (TKO5), Alex Leapai (TKO9) и Albert Sosnowski (SDEC3 in Prizefighter Tournament).

В 2009, Johnson lost his lone world title fight by unanimous decision to undefeated WBC champion Виталий Кличко, extending him the full 12-rounds.

Additional PPV fights are scheduled on FITE TV on a weekly basis.

– pictures courtesy of Sauerland Promotions –

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