As reactions proceed trailing the choice by former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua to simply accept a battle with social media influencer, Jake Paul, a fellow-Nigerian-born pugilist, Lawrence Okolie is plotting in opposition to him.
Sports247 reveals that Okolie’s plot is to assist prepare Jake Paul on the way to defeat ‘AJ’ on December nineteenth in Miami, USA; at the same time as an American heavyweight upstart, Cassius Chaney has come out with an allegation that Joshua earlier promised to battle him subsequent.
The 38-year-old Chaney from Baltimore, who’s professional profession started in 2015, hit headlines when he enacted his greatest win in 2023 – a knockout of Trevor Bryan, a former WBA heavyweight title holder.
“It sucks to lose an important alternative but it surely’s okay, it’s the enterprise,” Chaney informed Sky Sports activities. “I’m completely satisfied to be knocking on the door. All the things works out ultimately.”
Chaney’s revelation comes sizzling on the heel of reviews that Okolie, a former world champion at cruiserweight and within the new ‘bridgerweight’ division, has provided to spar Paul forward of his battle with Joshua.
Okolie, who’s presently World Boxing Council (WBC) primary ranked heavyweight contender, has identified Joshua for the reason that early days of his newbie profession and beforehand sparred with the previous world champion.
Nonetheless, he’s now looking for his pal’s downfall, as he declared: “It’s loopy. I need to go assist Jake Paul, give him an opportunity. What I don’t need is he will get completely destroyed in a spherical if AJ turns it on.
“I need him to have a little bit feeling of what it’s prefer to be in there with a world class heavyweight.
“I need to know what it’s that’s allowed Jake Paul…to get in there with a 250lb muscle man from England, in entrance of thousands and thousands of followers.”
