ZHILEI ZHANG and Martin Bakole might subsequent be combating each other if Turki Alalshikh will get his means.
The 2 heavyweight behemoths are in Alalshikh’s plans for a future matchup in response to ESPN.
Zhang’s momentum from his two wins over Joe Joyce was shattered when Joseph Parker beat the Chinese language fighter on factors in March. Nonetheless, ‘Huge Bang’ returned with a… bang when he stopped former WBC champion and wrecking ball Deontay Wilder.
Martin Bakole had been on the surface wanting in on the heavyweight panorama till earlier this month when he bashed Jared Anderson about in Los Angeles. The American put up a courageous show towards Bakole however the energy of the Scottish-based Congolese boxer was an excessive amount of for Anderson to deal with. All of which was witnessed by Alalshikh who staged the primary Riyadh Season in America alongside Matchroom and Queensberry.
With the champions – Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois – tied up with struggle dates in September and December contenders like Zhang and Bakole want to remain lively. Ought to the struggle go forward Alalshikh is taking a look at Africa or China to stage the competition.
“I’d like to struggle large Zhang in December in China,” Bakole instructed Sky Sports activities.
“I heard His Excellency wished to make the struggle in China in order that’s the struggle I’m in search of. If that occurs I’ll be so completely happy.
“I’m able to struggle large Zhang in China earlier than his followers. I all the time struggle outdoors, I went to America and stopped Anderson, I went to Paris and beat Tony Yoka so I’d like to go to China and beat Zhang in entrance of his followers, that’s a struggle I’d love and I’m wanting ahead to it.”
Zhang and Bakole have 52 fights between them with solely two losses however the extra thrilling reality is that each are heavyweight demolition males who would seemingly placed on a jaw-dropping struggle.
