Overview
- Gassiev won by knockout at 0:50 of the sixth round in the scheduled 12-round main event.
- The bout was for Pulev’s WBA 'regular' heavyweight belt, which Gassiev claimed with the stoppage.
- The fight took place Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium with DAZN streaming the card.
- Pulev entered at 32-3 (14 KOs) as a long-serving heavyweight, while Gassiev was 32-2 (25 KOs) after moving up from cruiserweight.
- The main card also featured Bakhodur Usmonov vs Maxi Hughes, Yoel Finol vs Shakhobidin Zoirov, Khariton Agrba vs Neri Munoz, and Vadim Musaev vs Tulani Mbenge.