On Saturday, September 21, 2004, at Wembley Stadium, Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) delivered a career-best efficiency to brutally cease Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) within the fifth spherical to retain the IBF title he inherited following Oleksandr Usyk’s determination to vacate. Following this devastating loss for AJ, hypothesis has been rife, about whether or not we are going to proceed to combat. Eddie Hearn has sat down with The Ring Journal and spoke about the opportunity of Anthony Joshua vs Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) in Africa.
Eddie Hearn Talks Potential of Anthony Joshua vs Martin Bakole
Hearn Discusses Joshua vs Bakole
Throughout his interview with The Ring’s Louis Hart, Hearn was requested concerning the potential of Joshua going through Bakole in Africa and if it will be a sensible proposition: “If it was accomplished proper and if the cash was there. Truthfully, Joshua would combat anybody,” stated Hearn.
He added: “He’s more than pleased to combat Bakole. He’s more than pleased to combat Wilder. He’s more than pleased to rematch Dubois. He’s more than pleased to combat Tyson Fury.“
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The Matchroom Sport chairman added: “I feel if the combat was accomplished correctly and His Excellency was behind it. I feel AJ can be effective to combat Bakole in Africa.”
Hearn went on to present additional perception right into a doable AJ-Bakole combat: “Once more, not actually a goal (Bakole combat). AJ doesn’t actually care who he fights. My job is to place the street map collectively and commercially make it proper.”
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“The issue with Martin Bakole is, commercially he brings nothing to the desk. But when he’s a dance accomplice in an enormous occasion in Africa, clearly he’s from the Congo, I get it, and (if) there’s large cash within the combat, no drawback.”
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He added: “What we’re not gonna do is go and have a giant robust combat for small cash. Bakole is an efficient fighter. It’s not a straightforward combat. It’s not a warm-up combat, it’s not a treading water combat, it’s an actual combat.”
