Wilder could face Bakole

December 23 in Riyadh Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) will face Joseph Parker (33-3, 23 KOs). Apparently, a competitive candidate for the role of the Bronze Bomber’s rival was also Martin Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs). At least that's what coach Billy Nelson says.

“We received the fight offer and accepted it, but Wilder apparently preferred to fight Parker,” Nelson said in an interview with Boxing Social.

It is possible that Bakole, who performed well in front of the Saudi public during a tournament in October by defeating Carlos Takam, will appear on the undercard of the Fury-Usyk boxing evening scheduled for February 17 in Riyadh.