Bakole insists on Ajagba fight despite brutal knockout by Parker

Martin Bakole’s trainer, Billy Nelson, has been assured that the Congolese heavyweight’s scheduled fight with Efe Ajagba will still go ahead despite the 33-year-old suffering a second-round stoppage defeat to Joseph Parker on Saturday night, reports Ring Magazine.

The lucrative risk may not have paid off but Nelson revealed that whilst the clash with Ajagba will lose its status as a final eliminator, the plan is for Bakole to now return to his Glasgow training base to prepare for the fight.
 
“It was life-changing money for him,” Nelson told Ring Magazine after the fight. “He accepted the fight, even though he hadn’t sparred since August. We can’t use that as an excuse. When you say “Yes” you know the risks. Martin was in that fight until getting clipped and I wasn’t happy with the reaction when he got up from the knockdown and I stopped the fight. I’m comfortable with that.
 
“He took a risk and it did not pay off. Ultimately, we’re still fighting on May 2nd. It won’t be a final eliminator now, but His Excellency Turki Alalshikh said that we’ll still be fighting on May 2nd against Efe Ajagba so it’s straight back in the gym at the middle to end of next week and he has to get a full camp in behind him.”

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