Martin Bakole: record, next fight and profile →
Martin Bakole believes the key to victory over Jared Anderson lies in forcing him back. The heavyweights fight on Saturday at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on the undercard of Israil Madrimov-Terence Crawford.
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz has his sights set on a huge rematch with Joseph Parker if he gets past Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller in his long-awaited comeback fight at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles this Saturday August 3.
Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson has added SugarHill Steward to his training team ahead of his August 3 battle with Martin Bakole
The full show for the Aug. 3 bill in Los Angeles has been announced, which is topped by Terence Crawford’s attempts at WBA champion Israil Madrimov’s WBO 154-pound title.
The heavyweight division, like plenty of its biggest stars, is enjoying something of a resurgence. The leaders suddenly can’t get enough of fighting each other as an exciting era verges on becoming a great one. Here we examine all the key players, their strengths and weaknesses, alongside what the future of those fighters – and the division as a whole – may look like.
Ben Shalom has said he is trying to negotiate a WBA final eliminator for heavyweight contender Martin Bakole.
Martin Bakole has been offered assistance in an attempt to line up his next fight. A heavyweight title eliminator between Bakole and Cassius Chaney was ordered by the WBA on Monday. The two sides will have 30 days to negotiate terms for a fight that will determine the mandatory challenger position, though the sanctioning body failed to clarify for which title.
According to heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, WBC world champion Tyson Fury was not exactly training at full speed for last October's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou.
Boxxer head Ben Shalom, who promotes heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, believes the WBA could order a final eliminator with former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua.
A fully clothed Tyson Fury was nearly 10 pounds heavier Friday night than he was when the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion weighed in for his last fight. The 6-foot-9 Fury stepped on the scale at 277.7 pounds for his 10-round, non-title fight against Francis Ngannou on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 6-foot-4 Ngannou came in at 272.1 pounds, 7.1 pounds more than he was allowed to weigh for his UFC bouts.