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Martin Bakole aiming for 2023 title fight against British champion

Martin Bakole aiming for 2023 title fight against British championDAZN

 

Martin Bakole wants to fight Daniel Dubois for his heavyweight world title.

The 29-year-old Congolese fighter lost to Michael Hunter in 2018, and his trainer Billy Nelson wants a rematch before taking on WBA (Regular) champion Dubois.

"We have no qualms whatsoever fighting him," Nelson said to Sky Sports. "We'd gladly fight him in March if Josh Taylor is fighting Jack Catterall, no problem about it.

"In no way shape or form am I trying to take anything away from Michael Hunter. He's a very good fighter. But I can assure you that was nothing, nothing like the real Martin Bakole [in the first fight].

"All you've got to do is watch the Mariusz Wach fight where he knocked him out. He stopped him quicker than [Alexander] Povetkin, [Wladimir] Klitschko, all these guys.

"Not many British guys were willing to go over to Paris and fight the Olympic gold medallist in Paris. [Bakole] gave him the biggest beating of his life.

"We need to give Martin Bakole a lot more credit and recognition than what he's getting."

Discussing the idea of fighting Dubois, currently out with a knee injury, Nelson said: "It's a final eliminator for Daniel Dubois. 

"Let's look at the bigger picture. If Usyk and Fury fight, the probability is the WBA will get relinquished and then Dan will need to fight somebody and if you've fought a final eliminator then the high probability is you're fighting the guy that's won the final eliminator.

"You could be looking at the winner fights Daniel for the full world title."

"We'd fight Daniel any time," Nelson continued. "When they [Bakole and Dubois] were sparring he was like a rabbit in the headlights.

"Martin would absolutely obliterate Daniel Dubois."