The owner of the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) is again sparring with Martin Bakole Ilunga (18-1, 13 KOs), who, according to the team of the Congolese, was previously allegedly called by the Ukrainian ” future world champion. Writes about it
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The 28-year-old African previously sparred with Usyk ahead of his win over Joshua last fall. He has previously sparred with both Anthony and Tyson Fury.
“I was contacted last week about sparring with Martin,” Bakola coach Billy Nelson said. “I knew it would happen because they were very happy with him at that time. I think Martin gave him the best sparring Usyk ever had. Alexander has such respect for Martin’s skill that one of his team said that he would become world champion in the near future.
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Asked what are Bakole’s qualities compared to Joshua, Nelson replied: “I’d say Martin’s skill set is better than Anthony’s. Joshua is probably hitting harder, but the intensity of Bakole’s work is much higher, along with his punching variety.”
The rematch between Usyk and Joshua is tentatively scheduled for July 23.
Bacole recently quite unexpectedly outboxed prospect Tony Yoku in Paris. The only defeat (L TKO 10) in Bakole’s career was received in 2018 in a fight against Michael Hunter.
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