NEW YORK, ניו יורק(אפריל 18, 2017) – FITE TV will stream the אפריל 28^ה heavyweight clash between a pair of past world title contenders, Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev ו קווין “Kingpin” ג'ונסון, live on pay per view, החל משעה 2 p.m. ו /11 a.m. PT, from Arena Armeec in Sofia, בולגריה. 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. ג'ונסון”, 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. אפליקציית FITE עובדת עם כל טלוויזיה המחוברת ל- Wi-Fi ברחבי העולם, מכשירי iOS ו- Android, כמו גם מכשירי סטרימינג כמו Roku, Chromecast ועוד. אוהדים עשויים גם לצפות בקרבות בשידור חי באתר FITE בכתובת www.fite.tv מכל מחשב.

“Pulev versus Johnson is another fine boxing event that FITE is now making available to our North American fan base,” FITE COO מייקל וובר אמר. “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, בולגריה, 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.

בחודש מאי האחרון, 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) אלוף עולם במשקל כבד ולדימיר Klitschko (62-3).

Pulev was a celebrated amateur boxer who represented Bulgaria at the 2008 אולימפיאדה בבייג'ין, סין. 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, גאורגיה, ארה"ב.

“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.’

ג'ונסון, 37, has served as a dangerous “שוער” in the heavyweight division during his 14-year professional career. He’s fought reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) אלוף במשקל כבד אנתוני יהושע – the only fighter to stop Johnson – former unified world heavyweight titlist טייסון זעם, מתמודד תואר עולמי לשעבר Manuel Charr and current European champion האמר נוצרי.

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

ב 2009, Johnson lost his lone world title fight by unanimous decision to undefeated WBC champion ויטלי Klitschko, 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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