Martin Bakole has revealed the three opponents he’s focusing on, following his stoppage of Jared Anderson.
The Congolese heavyweight, 31, secured the most important victory of his profession when in Los Angeles, on the undercard of Israil Madrimov-Terence Crawford, he stopped the promising Anderson in 5 rounds.
That he fought on a promotion overseen by the Normal Leisure Authority makes it probably he might accomplish that once more – on the undercard of the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury in Riyadh on December 21 – but when it was tempting to see Jarrell Miller as a probable opponent for him, given Miller drew with Andy Ruiz on the identical date, he’s as an alternative focusing on Joseph Parker, Agit Kabayel and Zhilei Zhang.
All three are in the identical bracket as Bakole – after Usyk, Fury and Anthony Joshua thought-about the best on the planet – and he instructed his promoters Boxxer: “For proper now, [I want] folks on my stage – folks I’m allowed to struggle, as a result of I’m quantity six now within the high 10.
“I wish to struggle somebody from seven, eight, 9, 10. I’ll point out Zhang – that’d be a very good struggle. I need to cease that man.
“I’ll point out Kabayel – that could be a large struggle. Good struggle.
“I might say Joseph Parker – that’s a very good struggle. That’s three names.”