Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole has been given a hero’s welcome on his arrival again within the Democratic Republic of the Congo per week on from his massive win over Jared Anderson in Los Angeles.
Bakole, who trains underneath coach Billy Nelson in Scotland, was paraded via the streets of Kinshasa as a part of a motorcade that noticed 1000’s flock to see him.
Bakole stopped Anderson within the fifth spherical within the Riyadh Season occasion on the BMO Stadium on a invoice headlined by Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov.
The 32-year-old, who fights underneath the Boxxer banner, is now inside putting distance of a title shot.
Talking after Bakole’s victory over Anderson, Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom mentioned: “That was a devastating efficiency from Martin Bakole. The entire heavyweight division is now on discover.
“Jared Anderson was courageous, he confirmed loads of coronary heart, however Martin floor him down and completed him fashion.
“There are loads of massive fights on the market for him – the winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, Zhilei Zhang, Joseph Parker, Agit Kabayel.
“Martin has been affected person. He’s been working laborious, ready for his alternative, and now, it’s his time. He’s prepared to combine it with the most effective on the planet.
“I believe Martin Bakole can beat anybody. He’s going to trigger everybody issues and he can turn out to be heavyweight champion of the world.”
