The Nigerian will face Martin Bakole in May
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Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagba (20-1, 14 KOs) has announced his readiness to fight the current heavyweight champions – WBC, IBO, WBA and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) and IBF champion Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs).
“I'm not getting ahead of myself. My focus is on Martin Bacol. After that, when I win, I'll go fight whoever I want in the next fight, whether it's Usyk or Dubois. I have the ability, the skills, the power and everything it takes to be heavyweight champion of the world.”
“Will the loss to Joseph Parker affect Bakole? I don't think so. I won't think about the knockout he got against Parker. I'm preparing for the best version of him.”
Ajagba is the 2015 African Games champion and the current WBC Sliver belt holder. In his last fight, last April, the Nigerian defeated Italy's Guido Vianello.
Efe will have his next fight on May 3 in Saudi Arabia, where he will face Martin Bakole. The main event of the boxing evening in Riyadh will be a clash between WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KO) and IBF title holder, Cuban William Schull (22-0, 9 KO).