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Kubrat Pulev Rejects Moses Itauma Mandate, Chooses Surprise WBA Title Defense Opponent

Moses Itauma's first world title shot will have to wait. When the WBA ordered its regular heavyweight champion, Kubrat Pulev, to fight Itauma, its No. 1 contender, fans believed that the 20-year-old prodigy would finally get his shot.

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