Martin Bakole is still determined to fight Efe Ajagba in May despite his loss in Nokau to Joseph Parker last month, says promoter Ben Shalom.
Bakole arose as a last -minute replacement to take Parker on February 22 when IBF Daniel Dubois’s World Champion was forced to withdraw from protecting his title through illness.
The heavyweight competitor was already scheduled to fight Ajagba in a World Eliminator World title title, but responded to the call and received two flights on a trip from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Riad, where he landed in the morning of the chance.
However, it would not be, as Bakole suffered a second round stop after falling under a stroke on the top of his head, but he will now get his opportunity to make immediate changes in species.
Bakole is now ready to appear in the underestimation of the super middle king’s war Canelo Alvarez against William Scull in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 3.
“I think May 3, which I hope to be announced next week,” said CEO of Shalom Boxxer Heavenly sports.
“Canelo in Riad. I think the area of ​​time is better for us, big card so it just made sense.”
Bakole will reach 21-2 after suffering the second loss of his professional career, while Ajagba is 20-1 that has been out of the ring since defeating Guido Vianello through a decision divided last April.
“He has been his usual, optimistic and ready to go,” Shalom added. “The main thing for me was to make sure he could soon be in a war he could prepare for.
“I still believe he is the most dangerous heavy weight on the planet, he now has to try it.”
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Main points of the spectacular win of Knockout of Parker against Bakole
It remains to be seen whether the war will still serve as a last eliminator, the loss of Bakole to Parker, seeing the slightly of peking order.
However, he knows another statement of victory again in the quarrel.
“The war is on, he is definitely fighting and will be Ajagba,” Shalom said.
“We will work with the governing bodies on how it will work, it will not fall too far with any of the governing bodies, it is right there and I think people in boxing know what it was.
“He is a war away from being in the mix again, but Ajagba is a fierce struggle and the pressure is on, he must perform now, if he does not perform against Ajagba and win, then it is a problem. It is a massive war in his career and he will know him.”
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While unsuccessful, Bakole was widely presented for accepting the fight against Parker in the announcement only two days, while he sought to increase his shares in what was billed as the largest card in boxing history.
The danger was not paid, but Shalom is convinced that, with a full window in which it will be properly prepared, Bakole can remind the world as to why it poses such a threat to the main names in heavy weight sharing.
“His manager and coach instructed me to do whatever I can to do the war, and I alone can do my job in that position,” Shalom said. “He was crazy. He knows that he is part of his character, he was loved for fans.
“The biggest problem at the beginning of his career was how we make people know who Martin Bakole is and now they know who he is.
“It was a massive news story. He was hit at the top of his head. It could have happened in every war.
“He has had his life -changing money, but hopefully we can prepare properly and he can begin to get the fighting he deserves inside.”
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