Kubrat Pulev (23-1, 12 KOs) outpointed Dereck Chisora (25-6, 17 KOs) by a split decision on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Two of the judges scores were 116-112, 118-110 for Pulev, while the third had it 115-113 for Chisora.
Pulev landed some good blows in the early rounds while Chisora connected with the occasional shot.
The Bulgarian continued to dominate the action with his jab in the following rounds but he suffered a cut over his left eye from a clash of…