SSE Arena, Wembley, London - Martin Bakole outpointed Russia's former amateur standout Sergey Kuzmin to land the vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title.

The Congolese fighter, who is based in Scotland with trainer Billy Nelson, neutralised Kuzmin's aggression with his accurate jab as he earned a unanimous decision with scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94.

And now Bakole wants to avenge his only career defeat - by facing Michael Hunter in a rematch. Hunter returns to the ring this coming Saturday night in a stay busy fight.

"I want to thank god for this big victory," Bakole told Matchroom. "To be honest, I'm not happy. I didn't work the way I was supposed to work. I did three weeks in the gym. We kept that a secret. I was not 100% fit. I won the belt and I'm now WBC International Champion.

"It was a tough fight. if you look at round 2, I was close to knocking him [out]. He survived because he's a big guy. I needed to win this belt for my baby. I'm ready now. I'm in the top 10. I'm ready to face anybody. I'm going to see my family and then come back quickly to get in the gym to prepare for next year.

"I want anyone. I'm ready to face anyone. I'm not in this business to play around. I'm in this business to win and I have a belt now. I told Michael Hunter to watch this fight. My next one is going to be him! Michael Hunter, look at my eyes; let's do it again. This time I will beat him, believe me. I made a mistake, and now I've fixed my mistakes. I'm improving, and he can see that himself."