Martin Bakole remains to be one battle away from changing into the obligatory challenger for the Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight world championship that Daniel Dubois holds.
However his opponent for the eliminator has modified as soon as once more. The IBF have now ordered him to field Efe Ajagba for the best to turn out to be the obligatory challenger for his or her heavyweight title.
Agit Kabayel, based mostly in Germany, has already withdrawn from the eliminator bout in opposition to Bakole and though Chinese language rival Zhilei Zhang, who was No 5 within the IBF rankings, was then eligible for the battle he’s anticipated to go in one other path.
High Rank has knowledgeable the IBF that Ajagba is offered for the battle.
The IBF have now ordered Ajagba, who at No 7 is their subsequent highest obtainable contender, to field Bakole, their No 4.
Bakole has appeared imperious when stopping Jared Anderson and Carlos Takam in his final two fights.
He’s now gunning for a shot on the IBF championship, which Britain’s Dubois defended along with his beautiful knockout victory over Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September.
The Congolese fighter despatched out a warning to the division with the stoppage win over highly-touted American Anderson.
“You do not stand with Martin Bakole. I’m an enormous man and I’m a machine,” he declared after that win. “Nobody needs to battle me.
“I am a machine. I am on this sport to take over. I wish to be No 1.”
Dubois as a consequence of make a voluntary defence of his IBF title in February, with Joseph Parker tipped because the potential opponent for the British world champion’s subsequent battle.
The IBF have beforehand acknowledged that Dubois will likely be notified on roughly April 22 of his obligatory for June.
They state the champion “shall be obligated to mandatorily defend his championship inside intervals of not more than 9 months in opposition to the main obtainable contender within the heavyweight division as designated by the championships chairman”.
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