Anthony Joshua (right) just broke Otto Wallin’s nose at a hot event”Day of Reckoning”

That will be a match between the number 1 ranked boxer on the WBA rankings, Martin Bakole, and the number 2 ranked boxer, Anthony Joshua. Currently, the WBA Super title holder is Oleksandr Usyk, the boxer who will fight the classic title unification match with Tyson Fury on February 17.

“The WBA will arrange such a match and we are adding information from this organization. The goal with Martin Bakole is to fight early this year to continue maintaining his impressive form. Of course, Anthony Joshua is lining up 2nd (WBA rankings) so it wouldn’t be surprising if Joshua was matched with Bakole,” Ben Shalom said in an interview on Sky Sports.

Martin Bakole is a 30-year-old Congolese boxer who has a good record after 21 fights with 20 wins (15 K.O) and only 1 loss. Bakole won the IBO continental title in 2017 and most recently in 2020 this puncher won the WBC international heavyweight title.

One of the particularly interesting details is that Bakole once participated in sparring matches with many of the world’s top heavyweight boxers such as Tyson Fury, Usyk, Dubois, or even Anthony Joshua himself.

The boxer with a giant body of 1.98m and 135kg once revealed that he defeated reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk when sparring with a “heavy body-shot” after just the first few rounds. fairy.

And after the sparring session with Anthony Joshua, Bakole also admitted that the 34-year-old British puncher “possesses an unprecedentedly powerful punch”.

Bakole bragged about defeating Usyk when the two sparred.

And Bakole also sparred with Anthony Joshua himself.

With Joshua fighting with Francis Ngannou this coming March, it won’t be until mid-year at the earliest before he continues to compete. In addition, in addition to the opportunity to compete with Martin Bakole, Joshua also has a more attractive offer: fighting Filip Hrgovic to compete for the IBF belt, which is expected to be vacant around the middle of next year.

Currently, Usyk holds the IBF title while Hrgovic is ranked No. 1 on the rankings of this prestigious boxing organization. Do Usyk will have a historic title unification match with Tyson Fury in the near future and then almost certainly the rematch clause will be activated by the “loser”.

That will also mean that the “absolute champion” (Usyk or Fury) cannot fight the mandatory IBF title defense and must leave the belt behind. At that time, the Joshua – Hrgovic match will compete for this prestigious belt.

Will Joshua fight Hrgovic for the IBF title mid-year?

Currently, Joshua’s priority is to quickly capture the belts and return to the position of heavyweight world champion for the third time.

Of course, fighting Bakole or Hrgovic is still a matter of the future, but in the immediate future, Joshua needs to concentrate as much as possible because former UFC king Ngannou has proven that he is not a novice when he punched a knock-down and made Tyson Fury’s eye swollen and purple right away. in his professional boxing debut at the end of October last year.