Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua to fight Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel winner for the for WBC interim belt.
There is now a way for Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua to challenge for a world title without having to take on Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury, or Daniel Dubois.
Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion was knocked out at Wembley Stadium in September, failing to win the IBF title from Dubois.
Dubois is scheduled to defend his championship against Joseph Parker in February, but Joshua has been connected to a rematch with him.
In just 5 rounds, Edo Man Deontay Wilder was knocked out by Chinese star Zhilei Zhang in Saudi Arabia. Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua to fight Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel winner for the for WBC interim belt.
On December 21, seven months after their first bout, Fury and Usyk will square off for the unified titles.
After Usyk’s victory in May, he renounced the IBF title, elevating interim champion Dubois to the position of champion.
The WBC has agreed to sanction an interim title battle between Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel, but the Ukrainian will defend the remaining major belts, including the WBC gold, against Fury.
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Additionally, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman stated that Joshua might challenge the victor of the fight between Zhang and Kabayel.
Sulaiman gave a positive response when asked if Joshua ranked sixth by the WBC might fight the winner of Zhang vs Kabayel.