Anyone from 168 to 175: Sakio Bika Speaks to RSR about Boxing and the Showtime Super Six
Interview by Eoin Redahan
“I want to prove to people around the world that I’m the best fighter in the division.” – Sakio Bika
Cameroon-born Australian boxer Sakio Bakia, 28-3-2, 19 KO’s, has endured a difficult time of late. The former IBF Australasian Super Middleweight Champion was due to fight for a place in the Showtime Super Middleweight Super 6 Tournament against Allan Green before the opportunity was taken from him.
Instead, the competition organizers gave former Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor’s spot to Green without the pair having to fight. This has left the former Contender star in a frustrating position. Bika has been in with the best including Joe Calzaghe and Lucian Bute and now RSR has caught up with the much-avoided fighter:
ER: When do you intend to fight next?
I was supposed to fight Allan Green but it was put off for many reasons. I couldn’t get my visa; my working visa was a little bit difficult and the fight was off.
At this point I’m trying to fight in May or April. At this moment I can’t tell you a big story about that. I’m looking to get a fight around April.
ER: How serious are you about moving up to light heavyweight?
I was looking to maybe move to light heavyweight, maybe to fight the better fighters like Jean Pascal or Chad Dawson, but if I can’t get the chance to fight either of them, I don’t have to move to light heavyweight. I will stay at super middleweight because it is the best division at the moment. Everyone is talking about that division. So, I’m looking to stay at super middleweight and wait for the big opportunity again.
ER: Who do you think is going to win the Super 6?
Good question.
It’s very competitive. You don’t know exactly because it’s too hard [to call]. For me, if I think there are three people that I think can win, but I can’t decide exactly who. Andre Ward, Abraham and Carl Froch are three people I’m wishing to win. I don’t know exactly, but the only man I could put my money on is Andre Ward…. He fought very well [against Kessler]. He was the Olympic champion. He proved he’s one of the best in the division.
ER: How do you think your proposed fight against Allan Green would have gone?
I think if the fight had gone ahead, I would have stopped him. First of all, he didn’t want to fight me when he had the big fight. We were supposed to fight as the main support for Floyd Mayweather, JR., and Juan Manuel Marquez. He refused to fight because of the money involved. And the second chance: we were supposed to fight, and the winner was supposed to go in the (super six) tournament. He didn’t want to fight me. I would have stopped him….
ER: How frustrating has it been for you to have so many fighters ducking you?
Yes, there were people ducking me for a couple of years. I want to be very fair about what I’m going to say. I was very unlucky because the people that used to look after me, the people on The Contender (TV show). That wasn’t very, very positive; they didn’t have a plan exactly what to do with me. Their plan was to get me in the big fight with big money.
You have to have a plan B if you can’t get the big fights. You’re supposed to try to fight normal fights and to try just to put my name [out] there…. That was just a little bit difficult for me. They were getting me for a five-year contract, and I couldn’t prove the best fighter I was. I was unlucky; I just wasn’t competitive. People were saying: “What’s this guy doing? Why’s he not fighting? He was just too big for the contender.” They couldn’t provide me with the right fight at the right time.
ER: Of all the guys you’ve fought, was Joe Calzaghe the best fighter you faced?
I thought he was the best fighter because he proved around the world he was the best. I am positive about myself. I think our fight was very close. When he retired I thought it was the best for him, because he proved that he was the on of the best fighters in the division.
ER: What do you hope to have achieved in boxing in two years time?
In two years time, I want to win again, maybe a couple of world championships. I want people to remember that this guy was the best fighter in the division. Next year, maybe the tournament will be over, and maybe I’m looking to fight Lucian Bute again. Maybe I’m looking to fight the WBO champion Robert Stieglitz.
I want to prove to people around the world that I’m the best fighter in the division.
Sakio Bika
Nickname: “The Scorpion”
Division: Super Middleweight
Professional Record: 28-3-2, 19 KO’s
Date Opponent W-L-D Location Result
2000-12-15 Ivan Vakulyuk 3-0-0 Sydney, Australia W DQ 4
2001-04-20 Leo Christou 2-2-0 Sydney, Australia W TKO 2
2001-05-04 Waqa Kolivuso 0-1-0 Wyong, Australia W KO 2
2001-08-03 Kamel Chater 1-0-0 Sydney, Australia W PTS 4
2001-09-27 Saimoni Taudomo 0-1-1 Dapto, Australia W KO 2
2001-11-16 Manueli Delaitabua 0-4-0 Sydney, Australia W TKO 3
2002-02-08 Rasheed Baloch 5-4-0 Sydney, Australia W KO 4
Australia – New South Wales State Middleweight Title
2002-05-10 Eni Latu 1-5-1 Gosford, Australia W KO 3
2002-06-14 Brown Enyi 2-3-1 Sydney, Australia W KO 2
2002-08-09 Mike Cope 0-0-0 Albert Park, Australia W UD 6
2002-10-15 Sam Soliman 15-7-0 Albert Park, Australia L MD 12
IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title
2002-12-20 Harmen Ajadato 3-6-0 Denpasar, Indonesia D TD 3
2003-03-15 Sergio Llancafilo 2-1-1 Perth, Australia W TKO 5
2003-04-11 Arama Tabuai 7-6-0 Penrith, Australia W TKO 2
vacant Australian Middleweight Title
2003-06-13 John Wayne Parr 10-2-0 Auburn, Sydney, Australia W UD 12
Australian Middleweight Title
2003-09-12 Moechrody 0-5-0 Gosford, Australia W KO 2
2003-10-31 Ramon Arturo Britez 34-18-1 Penrith, Australia W UD 8
2004-04-02 Joel Bourke 12-11-1 Homebush Bay, Sydney, Aus W TKO 5
Australian Middleweight Title
2004-08-15 Rico Chong Nee 9-5-1 Homebush Bay, Sydney, Aus W UD 6
2004-10-18 Yoshihiro Araki 14-1-0 Osaka, Japan W TKO 10
vacant OPBF Middleweight Title
2005-04-01 Juarne Dowling 12-3-0 Penrith, Australia W TKO 6
2005-11-22 Yoshihiro Araki 15-2-0 Osaka, Japan W KO 5
OPBF Middleweight Title
2006-05-13 Markus Beyer 34-2-0 Zwickau, Germany D TD 4
WBC Super Middleweight Title
2006-10-14 Joe Calzaghe 41-0-0 Manchester, United Kingdo L UD 12
IBF Super Middleweight Title
WBO Super Middleweight Title
2006-12-08 Dechapon Suwannalert 1-6-0 Coffs Harbour, Australia W TKO 2
vacant IBF Australasian Super Middleweight Title
2007-02-04 Andre Thysse 19-7-0 Homebush Bay, Sydney, Aus W UD 12
IBF Australasian Super Middleweight Title
2007-06-15 Lucian Bute 19-0-0 Montreal, Canada L UD 12
2007-10-02 Donny McCrary 23-5-2 Los Angeles, USA W UD 5
2007-10-30 Sam Soliman 34-9-0 Los Angeles, USA W UD 8
2007-11-06 Jaidon Codrington 18-1-0 Boston, USA W TKO 8
2008-04-11 Gustavo Javier Kapusi 18-11-3 Cronulla, Australia W KO 1
vacant IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Title
2008-11-13 Peter Manfredo Jr 31-5-0 Providence, USA W TKO 3
vacant International Boxing Organization Super Middleweight Title
2009-07-30 Nestor Fabian Casanova 22-14-0 Campsie, Australia W KO 1