MARTIN BAKOLE claims he has already “stopped” Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois as he called out the latter for a fight.
The 18-1 (13 KOs) Congolese heavyweight was last in action back in May when he handed Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka a first career defeat.
Now the 29-year-old star wants to secure himself a shot at a title before the end of 2023.
He obviously has eyes on WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF champion Usyk – who brought in him as a sparring partner ahead of his second victory over Anthony Joshua last August in the Middle East.
However, Bakole also says that he has sparred with Triple D in the past.
And even though the WBA ‘regular’ title holder is the more realistic target, he feels that the Londoner will avoid him at all costs.
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Speaking to Sky Sports, the heavyweight said: “Daniel Dubois is the fight I want.
“I’ve sparred him twice and I stopped him twice in sparring. He knows that.
“If we fight, I think I stop him in the first or second round.”
Bakole continued: “I’m calling him out and I want him to be ready for me. I want that fight, I can’t wait.”
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Bakole then made his claim about Usyk, who looks to have agreed to Tyson Fury’s 70/30 split for a unification fight at Wembley on April 29.
He added: “People are hiding because they don’t want to fight me because I made the mistake from sparring them in the gym.
“Even Usyk, I stopped him in sparring in Dubai, he knows that.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
