“Bakole challenged Zhilei to a fight”, — write: sport.ua
Bakole asked the organizer of fights in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al-Sheikh, to arrange a fight with the 41-year-old Chinese, so that the winner would become the mandatory contender.
Bakole defeated Jared Anderson in his most recent fight, and Zhilei knocked out Deontay Wilder.
The belt is owned by Daniel Dubois, who was ordered by the IBF to defend the title until April 22.
At the same time, there is an option for which DuBois will fight for the status of mandatory contender against the winner of the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury in the first half of 2025.