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Pulev puts ex-UFC champ Mir out on his feet but ref FAILS to stop fight immediately leaving fans in shock at Triad fight

, Pulev puts ex-UFC champ Mir out on his feet but ref FAILS to stop fight immediately leaving fans in shock at Triad fight

KUBRAT PULEV returned to action with a brutal first round standing knockout over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.

Somehow the referee didn’t wave the fight off after a crunching overhand right from Pulev had Mir stunned.

Mir was sent stumbling backwards by a vicious blow from Pulev
, Pulev puts ex-UFC champ Mir out on his feet but ref FAILS to stop fight immediately leaving fans in shock at Triad fight
Shannon Briggs joined Pulev in the ring after the fight

, Pulev puts ex-UFC champ Mir out on his feet but ref FAILS to stop fight immediately leaving fans in shock at Triad fight

Pulev has touted a potential bout against Brit Joe Joyce for his next fight

Pulev, 40, then missed with a fierce uppercut but connected with a brutal left hook that had Mir careering backwards and onto the ropes.

Still referee Dan Miragliotta did nothing, and it took Pulev showing mercy not to pile in with more follow-up punches for Miragliotta to finally wave off the fight.

Pulev and Mir were facing off in Texas in a Triad Combat Rules fight.

Both fighters wore the lighter MMA gloves, and were allowed to hit and hold in a triangular shaped ring.

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It was Bulgarian Pulev’s first fight since being stopped by Anthony Joshua in December last year.

And fans were left stunned that the referee had not spared the 42-year-old Mir sooner.

 

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One fumed: “Disgraceful refereeing. That kind of thing will get boxing stopped.”

Meanwhile another said: “That ref need to have a look in the mirror. If Pulev had have gone back in and launched him again Mir could have been seriously injured.”

Pulev himself was also praised for spotting Mir was not fit to continue and held back before the fight was eventually waved off.

A fan lauded him by saying: “Credit to Pulev, showed mercy.”

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The Bulgarian will now reportedly turn his attention back to conventional boxing, and could find himself facing off against 36-year-old Brit Joe Joyce.

Pulev’s promoter Ivaylo Gotzev told Sky Sports: “We’ve been getting a lot of offers. Joe Joyce is looking for us.

“Kubrat is definitely not a stepping stone for no-one, so we’re going to pick and choose our battles, and get him back to where he feels great.

“It’s all about how he wants to enter the ring and how long he wants to keep going for.”

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