'I can beat Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder' - Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku vows

'I can beat Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder' - Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku vows

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:53 PM
  • Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku says he can defeat heavyweight fighters Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury
  • The 41-year-old pugilist revealed he has what it takes to make light work of both fighters if he gets the opportunity
  • Bukum Banku last fought in 2019 when he defeated Hungarian fighter Fenec Albert

Ghanaian boxer, Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukum Banku has vowed he can fight American Deontay Wilder and British pugilist Tyson Fury.

Fury and Wilder completed an epic trilogy last year, with the latter winning two of the three fights to remain the undisputed champion of the heavy weight division.

Meanwhile, Bukom Banku who has an incredible record, having lost only one fight in his career has only one international success to his credit. He defeat Fenec Albert of Hungary in 2019.

Tyson Fury, Bukum Banku and Wilder. SOURCE: Twitter/ @Thedonplato
'I can beat Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder' - Ghanaian boxer Bukum Banku vows. SOURCE: Twitter/ @Thedonplato
Source: Twitter

In an interview with Joy Sports, he stated he was a better boxer than the two famous fight and adds he can fight them on any day.

“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. 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?," he said.
“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?” added the Ghanaian.

Bukum Banku's only defeat in boxing came against Bastie Samir in 2017.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.