Jake Paul and Tommy Fury are two of the ‘YouTubers’ being focused by a cruiserweight contender who returns to motion on October 12.
Paul Bamba returns to face former world title challenger Francisco Cordero at Prudential Heart in Newark subsequent week. After a victory, Bamba desires to deal with probably the most vital names on the YouTuber Boxing circuit.
Boasting a report of 16-3 with 15 huge knockouts, Bamba desires to provide rivals Paul and Fury all the difficulty they want.
“That’s the thought, to beat up some YouTubers after which get proper again to boxing,” mentioned Bamba. “I need to be the very best within the cruiserweight division.
“I do know that may take far more time and observe, and that’s all I do all day.”
The New York native Bamba is rated quantity twelve by the World Boxing Affiliation and hopes to work his strategy to a possible title shot. Nonetheless, he’d be greater than prepared for any influencer if the calls come.
“As every struggle will get tougher, the purpose is just not solely to win however win nicely and look good,” acknowledged Bamba. “I would like to have the ability to showcase my boxing ability as an alternative of attempting simply to get in there and knock somebody out.
“The concept is for me to win and to verify I’m capable of go all 12 rounds once I struggle for a world title, to point out that I’m meant to be in there with the greats,” mentioned Bamba.
“There’s potential to make use of the title as leverage to have the Tommy Fury struggle truly occur prefer it was supposed to some years in the past on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji card in Dubai two years in the past, or possibly even Jake Paul will desire a shot,” he added.
The Bamba vs. Cordero struggle is a part of the “Brick Metropolis Combat Night time Collection,” which is introduced by Rising Star Promotions and Prudential Heart in affiliation with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
Subsequent week’s occasion options the USBA welterweight title struggle between Michael “Slick” Anderson and Daniel “El Gallo” Gonzalez.
Bamba, who R&B star Ne-Yo manages, set an audacious plan to struggle 15 occasions in a single yr, mirroring the busy schedule set by Mike Tyson in 1986 on his strategy to the heavyweight title.
“He’s helped me develop loads. I’m far more defensively sound than I was. My boxing IQ is evening and day from earlier than. I don’t simply sit there and attempt to brawl. He has recreation plans for each struggle. He’s additionally made me far more assured in myself,” the Puerto Rican concluded.
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