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Fury vs Ngannou: Martin Bakole hopes to stay in contention for a world title fight against Deontay Wilder | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder could be offered a world title fight against Martin Bakole, if the WBA belt becomes vacant, says the Congolese heavyweight’s trainer Billy Nelson Bakole returns to action against Carlos Takam on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s fight against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou this Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Fury has announced he will…
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Anthony Joshua’s ‘patient’ performance against Robert Helenius prepares him for Deontay Wilder, says Isaac Chamberlain
Anthony Joshua was unexpectedly extended into the seventh round by Robert Helenius on Saturday, but Isaac Chamberlain believes that performance will prepare Joshua for Deontay Wilder. Chamberlain, who challenges Mikael Lawal for the British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles on October 21, live on Sky Sports, has sparred with Deontay Wilder and been in camp with…
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Anthony Joshua: Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder, then Tyson Fury is dream scenario | ‘I can beat them all’
Anthony Joshua has exclusively revealed to Sky Sports his dream scenario would be to fight Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and then Tyson Fury in the heavyweight division. Joshua announced his heavyweight rematch against Whyte at The O2 in London on August 12, and the former world champion admitted his announcement an undisputed bout with Fury…
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Deontay Wilder vs Andy Ruiz eliminator for Tyson Fury back on? WBC president rules out other title contenders
The WBC will not yet select a new mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury, the holder of his heavyweight championship. Fury last boxed in December, when he took a straightforward victory over Derek Chisora in London. But he has not fought this year and still has neither an opponent nor a fight date scheduled for 2023.…
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Deontay Wilder ‘always thought’ he could defeat Anthony Joshua ahead of planned fight this year, says Audley Harrison
Anthony Joshua can regain a world heavyweight title if he still has the same “hunger”, but a proposed fight against Deontay Wilder is a threatening prospect, says Audley Harrison. Joshua was unable to regain the WBA, IBF and WBO belts when he suffered a rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last year, but the 33-year-old remains…
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Martin Bakole smashes the ‘Hulk’ Ihor Shevadzutskyi and calls out Dillian Whyte, Daniel Dubois, Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder
Martin Bakole preserved his high world ranking with a crushing three-round victory over Ihor ‘Hulk’ Shevadzutskyi in Poland. Fighting on the undercard of Alen Babic vs Lukasz Rozanski at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow, Bakole needed to protect his position, No 2 with the WBA, to set himself up for further major heavyweight fights. He…
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