ZHILEI ZHANG and Martin Bakole might subsequent be combating each other if Turki Alalshikh will get his method.
The 2 heavyweight behemoths are in Alalshikh’s plans for a future matchup based on ESPN.
Zhang’s momentum from his two wins over Joe Joyce was shattered when Joseph Parker beat the Chinese language fighter on factors in March. Nonetheless, ‘Large Bang’ returned with a… bang when he stopped former WBC champion and wrecking ball Deontay Wilder.
Martin Bakole had been on the skin trying in on the heavyweight panorama till earlier this month when he bashed Jared Anderson about in Los Angeles. The American put up a courageous show towards Bakole however the energy of the Scottish-based Congolese boxer was an excessive amount of for Anderson to deal with. All of which was witnessed by Alalshikh who staged the primary Riyadh Season in America alongside Matchroom and Queensberry.
With the champions – Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois – tied up with struggle dates in September and December contenders like Zhang and Bakole want to remain energetic. Ought to the struggle go forward Alalshikh is taking a look at Africa or China to stage the competition.
“I’d like to struggle massive Zhang in December in China,” Bakole advised Sky Sports activities.
“I heard His Excellency wished to make the struggle in China in order that’s the struggle I’m on the lookout for. If that occurs I’ll be so joyful.
“I’m able to struggle massive Zhang in China earlier than his followers. I at all times struggle outdoors, I went to America and stopped Anderson, I went to Paris and beat Tony Yoka so I’d like to go to China and beat Zhang in entrance of his followers, that’s a struggle I’d love and I’m trying ahead to it.”
Zhang and Bakole have 52 fights between them with solely two losses however the extra thrilling truth is that each are heavyweight demolition males who would seemingly placed on a jaw-dropping struggle.
