By Mark Vester
IBF bantamweight champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko, coming off his recent defense against William Gonzalez, is targeting countryman Silence Mabuza and WBO champion Gerry Penalosa. Agbeko plans a March return to the ring and wants either fighter as the opponent.
Agbeko views Penalosa as a big name to fight in America. In the case of Mabuza, there is some tension. Mabuza threw a lot of challenges while Agbeko was training for the fight with Gonzalez. Agbeko is willing to fight him before a possible unification with Penalosa.
“Gerry Penalosa is big in America and he is also respected, so if I want to soar above him I have to fight him and I am ready for him. Mabuza is the third contender in the IBF rankings and the good thing is that he has already expressed the interest to fight me. If negotiations go well between our camps I could fight him before facing Penalosa," Agbeko told Graphic Online.
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