'I'll knock you out cold!' - Dillian Whyte and Martin Bakole clash in heated argument

Heavyweight powerhouses Dillian Whyte and Martin Bakole almost came to blows in Poland on Saturday night after a heated exchange backstage.

The two fighters were present at the WBC bridgerweight title event to witness Lukasz Rozanski take on Alen Babic, which ended in the Polish boxer winning in-front of his home crowd in a first round stoppage.

Aside from the main event result, headlines have been made by two big names in the boxing industry after the duo almost came to blows backstage at the event.

Footage emerged of Bakole, who had fought on the undercard on the evening, confronting veteran Whyte as the two athletes met away from the ring at the venue.

Bakole told Whyte that he’s ready for a fight with him, as other members of both parties attempted to keep the two heavyweights separated, before Bakole said: “Shut up motherf***er.”

Whyte then began walking upstairs and told Bakole: “Come upstairs if you want to fight,” as the verbals escalated.

Eventually Whyte walked away, calling Bakole a ‘b****’ as he departed. To which Bakole replied: “Let’s make a fight you bum, I’ll knock you out cold, just say yes to the fight… F*** you, motherf***er.”

‼️ Dillian Whyte and Martin Bakole clashing backstage in Poland tonight…

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Although the potential fight would be an interesting contest, even more so after the recent developments, Whyte is said to be focused on securing a rematch with Anthony Joshua in the immediate future, according to talkSPORT.

With promoter Eddie Hearn recently revealing to IFL TV that it is ‘very likely’ he will finalise the Joshua versus Whyte fight at a stadium on either July 29 or August 6 this summer.