Nigerian Power Slap heavyweight, Kabiru Adediran, popularly known as “Hulk” has called out British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua for a fight, insisting his interest in facing the two-time unified heavyweight champion is genuine and not merely a social media stunt, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Adediran, speaking in a mix of Yoruba and Pidgin English, dismissed suggestions from critics who have mocked his ambition of stepping into the ring with Joshua.

“Let me tell you people something. You people that come to my comments that write, ‘see someone who wants to fight Anthony Joshua’, ‘he will beat you’. Do you people think? I have said it many times. This thing is not content, I really want to fight Anthony Joshua. I like him so much, he is my role model. What he does is not easy at all, and he has a great physique, and I know he is a great boxer,” he said.

The former Davido bouncer, who trains at 265 pounds (120 kilogrammes), added that a fight with Joshua, regardless of the outcome, would be financially transformative for him saying, “If I fight Anthony Joshua, if he accepts, I will get paid. So even if he beats me, I will not fight for free. So let the fight happen first.

“I know it can change my life. My own hand too is not small, and this is about mindset, even to my Power Slap championship. I let my mindset show and intimidate my opponent.”

In a separate video, Adediran made a direct and personal appeal to the former unified world champion to give him the opportunity.

“I just need Joshua to please sign the contract. I am not living in a good place, and I need this chance,” he said.

Adediran began his combat sports journey in boxing and local Nigerian slap competitions on TikTok before catching the attention of the international Power Slap promotion, where he competes as a heavyweight.

He has since made headlines in the Power Slap league for his knockout victories and heavy striking power, which he has claimed is forceful enough to dislodge teeth.

Joshua, meanwhile, is preparing for his own bout against Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 25, with a long-awaited showdown against Tyson Fury expected to follow before the end of the year, should both men win their respective assignments.