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Martin Bakole names ideal opponent and location for his next fight

Martin Bakole names ideal opponent and location for his next fightMark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
The heavyweight wants to face a big name next.

Martin Bakole is the talk of the heavyweight division. 

Following his fifth round knockout win against Jared Anderson on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov, Bakole is now looking for a contest to propel him into the upper echelons of the heavyweight rankings. 

His preferred opponent for his next outing is the dangerous Zhilei Zhang who recently stopped former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in what is the biggest win of his career so far. 

Speaking to Sky Sports, Bakole also expressed his interest in facing Zhang in his home country of China which would be a huge homecoming for "Big Bang". 

"I would love to fight big Zhang in December in China," Bakole said. 

"I heard His Excellency wanted to make the fight in China so that's the fight I'm looking for. If that happens I'll be so happy.

"I'm ready to fight big Zhang in China before his fans. I always fight outside, I went to America and stopped Anderson, I went to Paris and beat Tony Yoka so I would love to go to China and beat Zhang in front of his fans, that's a fight I'd love and I'm looking forward to it."

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