Meet the next heavyweight king with 100 percent KO ratio vying to succeed Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua
The three kings of the current glamour division Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are all nearing the end of their respective careers – or in Fury’s case, are already retired.
Daniel Dubois knocked out Joshua in September at Wembley Stadium in a passing of the torch while several fresh faces are chomping at the bit to prove that they are the next great heavyweight
The pick of the bunch in most expert’s eyes is two-time Olympic gold medallist Bakhodir Jalolov.
The towering southpaw from Uzbekistan stands 6ft 7in tall and has a monstrous 81-inch reach.
However, he doesn’t move like a man of his size.
Jalolov is light on his feet, possesses blisteringly quick hands and has an elite boxing brain that has paved the way for a glittering amateur career.
Among the mountain of medals in his trophy cabinet are two Olympic golds from Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, two World Championship golds and three Asian Championship golds.
Jalolov also boasts an unblemished 14-0 professional record with every single one of his wins coming inside the distance.
He made his pro debut back in 2018, although his progression has been stunted by his return to the unpaid ranks for two Olympic cycles.
“I have no chance of winning three Olympic titles as I want to get attention in professional boxing.”
He will feature on a card topped by Janibek Alimkhanuly’s defence of his IBF and WBO middleweight belts against Anauel Ngamissengue at Barys Arena in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Standing across from him will be ‘The Ukrainian Hulk’ Igor Shevadzutskiy, who was stopped in the third round by Martin Bakole in 2023 and beaten on points by Kubrat Pulev last year.
Boxing fans are clambering to see Jalolov test himself against the divisional elite and when the question was posed to him as to when he will fight a top ten opponent, he replied: “Soon.
“That is why it took a long time for me to look into professional boxing and start my professional boxing properly.
“My legs are very quick, my hands are very fast, I am going to be a problem for this generation.
