Previously, Agit Kabayel refused a fight with Martin Bakole
Former WBO interim heavyweight champion Zhang Zhilei (27-2-1, 22 KO) will fight with the German heavyweight Agit Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs) for the right to hold the interim WBC title.
At the same time, the former heavyweight world champion will have the right to box with the winner of this fight Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) .
Let us remember that in early June Zhilei defeated former world champion Deontay Wilder. Before that, in March, the Chinese lost to Joseph Parker.
Agit Kabayel is still undefeated in the professional ring. The German heavyweight won a fight against Cuban Frank Sanchez in May, thereby becoming a mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight title.
Kabayel was scheduled to fight Martin Bakole in his next fight but pulled out of promotional bids. The Congolese’s promoter himself called these actions “fear” of his ward.
Anthony Joshua suffered a crushing loss to Daniel Dubois in his last fight. The fight itself took place in London on September 21. Daniel knocked down AJ three times and knocked out his opponent in the fifth round. Dubois defended the IBF title, which he received after Oleksandr Usyk abandoned it.
In October, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al al-Sheikh, said that a rematch between Dubois and Joshua could take place on February 22 in Riyadh. The fight could take place as part of the “5 on 5” event between Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing, which was previously announced by Al ash-Sheikh in February.
Source: Sportarena
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