The International Boxing Federation has given its approval for the bout between DC heavyweight Tony "The Tiger" Thompson and Kubrat "The Cobra" Pulev of Bulgaria to be a final eliminator. The bout will take place on Saturday, August 24 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
A win for Thompson (38-3, 26 KO's) will put him in the mandatory slot -- for the third time -- against Wladimir Klitschko for a world title. Pulev (17-0, nine KO's) will be defending his IBF International Heavyweight title.
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