[Grossly inactive] Mahmoud Charr will defend his WBA regular heavyweight championship against Kubrat Pulev this Saturday in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Pulev is from Bulgaria, while Charr is based in Germany. After a long absence for various reasons [three fights in the past seven years, none of them against contenders], Charr will be coming off an inactivity of more than two years. In 2022, he defeated Nuri Seferi and is now ready to put the WBA's [secondary] crown on the line. For his part, Pulev will have the opportunity to contest the belt on his home turf and has every intention of taking it from the champion in this showdown. The 43 year-old Bulgarian defeated Ihor Shevadzutskyi by unanimous decision and has strung together two wins following his [controversial] 2022 loss to Derek Chisora.  Charr comes in with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 20 knockouts, while Pulev has 31 wins, 3 losses and 14 knockouts.