Kubrat Pulev takes on Derek Chisora at the O2 Arena on Saturday night, 18 months after his world heavyweight championship defeat to Anthony Joshua at Wembley Arena.
Pulev was fighting for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles that day and has returned to the ring this year following his ninth round defeat to Joshua. He beat Jerry Forest via unanimous decision in California in May and has a quick turnaround to face Chisora in London this weekend.
However, he has received the full backing of his promoter Ivaylo Gotsev, who says that the 41-year-old would 'smash Jake Paul to pieces' as speculation continues with regard to who the American YouTuber might face should Tommy Fury pull out of their August fight.