A boxer on the undercard of Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou received greater than he bargained for in Saudi Arabia when he was stung by a wasp within the ring earlier than swallowing it.

Muhammad Ali used to say that he may "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", however Martin Bakole was left attempting to regurgitate one other stinger-wielding pest after his combat with Carlos Takam on Saturday night.

Congolese fighter Bakole received the heavyweight undercard contest through technical knockout within the fourth spherical, however he needed to work onerous for the victory in additional methods than one.

The 30-year-old needed to be totally centered to cope with the brutal assault of his French opponent however was given an additional bout of ache when a fearless wasp flew into the ring and sting him inside his mouth earlier than being swallowed.

After successful the combat, Bakole did not grasp round celebrating for lengthy and as an alternative bolted straight to his dressing room the place he vomited in an try and do away with the gnarly insect.

He advised iFLTV: "“I can’t believe it, I’m surprised. I’m still coughing until now. It stung me in the ring, then I was surprised it was in my mouth. It started from [my ear], went to my eyes, then I was surprised when I opened my mouth and it went in.

“I was vomiting in my changing room. I think it’s still here [in his throat], but I think I will be okay. I can feel it, it’s crazy. I think if it continues, I’ll just go to the hospital, because I can’t continue coughing like this.”

Despite requiring his unique brand of pest control, Bakole is already plotting a return to the ring and has called out Deontay Wilder as a doable subsequent opponent, regardless that The Bronze Bomber is anticipated to go head-to-head with Anthony Joshua.

Bakole stated: "He’s No 1, I’m No 2, why not have the combat? If he’s not prepared, they need to take him out of the rankings. I want that combat, perhaps in December, perhaps in January subsequent 12 months.”

The African fighter is presently ranked twelfth by the IBF, ninth by the WBC and second by the WBA within the heavyweight division, with a file that reads 20 wins and only one defeat. 15 of his victories arrived through a stoppage.

Other doable subsequent opponents embody Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker, Dillian Whyte and Zhilei Zhang.