Martin Bakole gets the opportunity to announce himself on the major stage next month when he faces Jared Anderson in Los Angeles.
Bakole has been crying out for a big chance for many years and this could be the moment where he confirms himself as one of the world’s best heavyweights.
Despite not sharing the ring with the leading names in his division with everything on the line, Bakole does know what it takes to trade punches with Oleksandr Usyk.
The Congolese fighter has sparred with Usyk and he’s provided some big details on what took place during that training session.
"Usyk never even touched me, I smashed him and knocked him out. I knocked him out with a body shot,” said Bakole when speaking to talkSPORT.
"I was getting out of the ring, and they said he will need one week to recover.”
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