The former WBO Africa Light Heavyweight champion believes he’s experienced enough to best the two highly-rated heavyweight pugilists.
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‘I can beat Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury; I swear!’ – Bukom Banku brags
Controversial Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, believes he’s a better boxer than Deontey Wilder and Tyson Fury.
‘I can beat Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury; I swear!’ – Bukom Banku brags
Wilder is an ex-WBC heavyweight champion, while Fury is the reigning WBC heavyweight titleholder after defeating the former in 2021.
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Bukom Banku, however, believes he has enough skills to defeat the aforementioned boxers in a one-on-one contest.
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“You know me, you know I am a good boxer. You know I have the boxing talent so when I say I’ll beat someone don’t doubt me, pray for me instead,” he told Joy Sports.
“The Black man [Wilder] or Red man [Fury] they cannot fit [beat] me, the two of them cannot. I swear, I swear, I swear with God [that] those two boxers cannot. With how far I’ve gotten in boxing?
“I have been inactive because I have had trouble with my eyes but I am the world champion in Ghana. What are you telling me?”
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury
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Bukom Banku has lost just once in his boxing career – a defeat that came against Bastie Samir five years ago.
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The 41-year-old went on to win his first international fight after recording a knockout victory over Hungarian opponent, Ferenc Albert in 2019.
However, he hasn’t faced anyone since that time despite recently signing a lucrative contract with local promotional giant Box Office Promotions.
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