TYSON FURY began training with Anthony Joshua's friend Martin Bakole, as he prepares for his fight against Dillian Whyte.
The Gypsy King defends the WBC crown against his Brit counterpart at Wembley, April 23, in a thrilling heavyweight bout.
Martin Bakole started sparring with Tyson Fury, as they posed for this photo
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The 33-year old has brought in many big names to help him prepare for Whyte's training camp.
Jarod Anderson, David Adeleye and the champ at 6ft 9in are sparring together.
He has also made friends with Bakole, a fierce rival to Joshua.
From his Morecambe base, a photo has been taken of the couple inside the ring with gloves on.
Bakole, a heavyweight contender, has sparred previously with both AJ (and Oleksandr Usyk).
28-year-old Congolese powerhouse has won 17 of his 18 professional bouts, 13 by knockout.
His only negative was against Michael Hunter in Oct 2018.
Joshua has used Bakole many times, and the pair have become good friends.
Bakole, the son of the Kananga ruler in the Congo, has boxing and IrnBru running through his blood. He moved to Scotland to pursue his dreams.
Bakole was with his big brother Ilunga Makabu when he came to Goodison Park to face Tony Bellew in 2016.
It didn't stop him from joining Usyk’s camp to mimic AJ before the Ukrainian victory of AJ last Sept.
Fury hopes that Whyte's fighter can help him overthrow his English counterpart.
He was last seen in action on the week before Usyk's win at Tottenham, when he defeated Haruna Obsumanu via first round knockout.
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