Tyson Fury could fight Martin Bakole or Agit Kabayel next.
That’s according to his USA co-promoter Bob Arum, who is involved in plotting the WBC heavyweight world champion’s ring return.
Fury is the WBC heavyweight world championCredit: Getty
Bakole is 19-1 (14 KOs) and coming off a career-best win over Tony Yoka last yearCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom
Kabayel is 23-0 (15 KOs), but has not improved on his best win since beating Derek Chisora in 2017Credit: Agit Kabayel – Instagram
Following the collapse of negotiations for an undisputed heavyweight world title showdown against Oleksandr Usyk in April, Fury also failed to arrange a fight with Anthony Joshua.
AJ is instead plotting to rematch Dillian Whyte on August 12, before a massive Saudi Arabia showdown with Deontay Wilder in December.
It’s known that the Saudis would also like to stage Fury vs Usyk on this show, but in the meantime the Gypsy King wants to stay active, having not boxed since his win over Derek Chisora in December.
Usyk will face WBA mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois on August 26 in Poland, while Fury’s next opponent is unknown.
“There’s a whole list,” Arum told iFL TV when asked about possible foes on Friday.
“You go down the list of contenders with the various [sanctioning] organisations and pick one.
“This guy that beat Tony Yoka [Martin Bakole], he’s a good possibiity.
“This Agit Kabayel, he’s a good opponent.
“There are a lot of good opponents, but that’s for Frank Warren and George Warren to sort out with Tyson, which I think they’ll be doing early next week.”
Asked if he believes fans will every see Fury vs Joshua, Arum replied: “You can certainly envisage that fight happening.
“If Tyson Fury beats Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua beats Deontay Wilder, then people would string up all the promoters if they don’t come together and make a Fury vs Joshua fight.
“It depends on how these fights play out and that’s the way it should be.”