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Has signed with Matchroom

Martin Bakole has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his Sky Sports and DAZN debut when he clashes with Ecuador’s Ytalo Perea at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on the August 2 JD NXTGEN show.

Bakole, trained by Scotland’s most successful coach Billy Nelson, boasts 9 big KO’s from 12 wins, with his sole career loss coming in a surprise upset against America’s Michael Hunter at York Hall in October 2018.

The Africa-born Airdrie resident bounced back from his Hunter disappointment by defeating former World title challenger Mariusz Wach in impressive fashion in April, stopping the Pole in eight rounds on away territory, and is now looking to climb the Heavyweight ladder and challenge for titles.

“I’m delighted to be teaming up with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing stable,” said Bakole. “Matchroom have a lot of the leading Heavyweights on their roster such as Joshua, Whyte, Parker, Hrgovic and now Usyk, and it won’t be long before my name is mentioned alongside theirs.

“I’m very grateful to Eddie and Matchroom for giving me the opportunity to fight live on Sky Sports and DAZN for the first time in my career. August 2 is a great show to be a part of and fighting in Liverpool as a pro is another first for me, so I’m very excited to get going.

“I’ve been sparring with Daniel Dubois in London ahead of his British title fight and I’m feeling strong and motivated for my Matchroom debut. I’m working hard towards facing someone in the top 15 in the World in the next couple of months. The Heavyweight scene is wide open at the moment and I want to make my mark in the division, starting on August 2.”

“I’m delighted to welcome Martin to the team and I’m excited for him to be in the Heavyweight mix,” said Eddie Hearn. “We’ve seen him in camp with AJ over the last few years and I really believe he can compete at the higher level. After his run out in Liverpool we will be looking for all the top names come the end of the year.”

Figured yesterday, when I saw him in the JD NXTGEN line up.

Good for him.

May see a rematch against Hunter?

Hopefully, he fights in the UK!

there are guys here who thought he was pretty much even with hunter when he got injured, though i dont agree at all

Added to the growing list of heavyweights signed with Matchroom or have strong links with them. There's some names here he could beat, am I forgetting anyone?
AJ
Whyte
Chisora
Usyk
Parker
Allen
Price
Bakole
Hunter
Miller
Povetkin
Takam
Gassiev
Hrgovic
Z Zhang
Kuzmin
Dawejko

That's a lot of heavies who will be frozen out if AJ doesn't Winn the title back

most of those guys wouldnt be fighting aj anyway

Coco wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 12:37 That's a lot of heavies who will be frozen out if AJ doesn't Winn the title back

Or would potentially get a chance at a title once they fracture?

“I’m delighted to welcome Martin to the team and I’m excited for him to be in the Heavyweight mix,” said Eddie Hearn. “We’ve seen him in camp with AJ over the last few years and I really believe he can compete at the higher level. After his run out in Liverpool we will be looking for all the top names come the end of the year.”

tobyh5 wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 14:07

Coco wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 12:37 That's a lot of heavies who will be frozen out if AJ doesn't Winn the title back

Or would potentially get a chance at a title once they fracture?

Hayman will be matching his own boys against each other.

Bakole beats hunter in rematch but doubt hunter will take it unless Bakole gets a couple of big wins as hunter is now fringe world level

Joel2 wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 16:59 Bakole beats hunter in rematch

you think?

Completely forgot about the Wach fight. How did he look?

kevo wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 17:26 Completely forgot about the Wach fight. How did he look?

His footwork still looked very slow, although he clearly has a bit of power. Good movers like Hunter, Gorman, H Fury will give him big problems.

TheWizard321 wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 19:07

kevo wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 17:26 Completely forgot about the Wach fight. How did he look?

His footwork still looked very slow, although he clearly has a bit of power. Good movers like Hunter, Gorman, H Fury will give him big problems.

Nice that now AJ has been knocked out in front of everyone the rush to know who’s done it in sparring has waned.

Maybe we could do a tournament of all the people who have allegedly done it.

Dubois.
Okolie.
Bakole.
Djeko.
Buatsi.

I’ve probably missed a load.

jameswilson wrote: ↑11 Jul 2019, 08:43 Nice that now AJ has been knocked out in front of everyone the rush to know who’s done it in sparring has waned.

Maybe we could do a tournament of all the people who have allegedly done it.

Dubois.
Okolie.
Bakole.
Djeko.
Buatsi.

I’ve probably missed a load.

David Price
Agit Kabayel
Kerry Katona

Prince Patel put him to sleep. You know it

I ko'd AJ in sparring

I heard Fury floored himself in sparring once

jamamb wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 17:10

Joel2 wrote: ↑10 Jul 2019, 16:59 Bakole beats hunter in rematch

you think?

Yep I think bakole kos hunter after a couple of decent level fights. Something wasn’t right in the first fight and I think hunter is too small he should fight at cruiser, his wins at heavyweight have been poor other than bakole

ytalo perea is much better than his record suggests.

very durable and still relatively young.

sadly he's probaly in journeyman role already

funso banjo baby wrote: ↑13 Jul 2019, 04:58 ytalo perea is much better than his record suggests.

very durable and still relatively young.

sadly he's probaly in journeyman role already

True. He has a couple of recent SD losses in title fights as the away fighter so you could assume that he was 'unlucky' there...

chinarich wrote: ↑14 Jul 2019, 11:44

funso banjo baby wrote: ↑13 Jul 2019, 04:58 ytalo perea is much better than his record suggests.

very durable and still relatively young.

sadly he's probaly in journeyman role already

True. He has a couple of recent SD losses in title fights as the away fighter so you could assume that he was 'unlucky' there...

Assumption is the mother of all f uck ups.