“We like the Michael Hunter rematch, it makes sense,” promoter Ben Shalom says Martin Bakole could seek revenge against the American, who inflicted the only defeat on the Congolese heavyweight’s record, a stoppage loss in 2018
Martin Bakole is open to a rematch with Michael Hunter as he works towards a world heavyweight title shot, says Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom.
The 30-year-old extended his record to 19-1 in April with a third-round stoppage victory over Ihor Shevadzutskyi in Poland, his first fight since beating Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka by majority decision in May 2022.
He currently sits at No 2 in the WBA rankings behind Deontay Wilder, but the leading contenders have been forced to wait until this week for unified champion Oleksandr Usyk to finally announce his next title defence against WBA ‘regular’ champion Daniel Dubois in Poland on August 26.
“It’s difficult when the other heavyweights aren’t fighting because it stalls the whole division,” Shalom told Sky Sports.
“When you’re No 2 in the governing body and you look up at No 1 and he’s not fighting, and the champion is not fighting and the regular champion isn’t fighting it’s hard.
Source: www.skysports.com
