Chapter 1065: First Round Opponent

On the other side, after Zheng Jie left the club, she immediately started to contact the other three.

She contacted Yan Zhi first. She and Yan Zhi cooperated in women's doubles and won the Wimbledon and Australian Open championships in 2006. They have a good relationship.

Yan Zhi heard that Zheng Jie met Li Ba and asked happily: "Did he say when to get together?"

"He didn't seem to mention it." Zheng Jie said.

"No?" Yan Zhi was a little disappointed.

"Then should we take the initiative to invite him to get together?" Zheng Jie asked.

Before Yan Zhi answered, Zhang Yu next to him immediately stopped him and said: "What is his status? He is the number one in basketball and the world heavyweight champion of professional boxing. His status in the sports world is higher than Federer. You invite him just like that?"

Zheng Jie and Yan Zhi on the other end of the phone were stunned and didn't speak.

Zhang Yu said again: "Wait, if he doesn't take the initiative to ask you out, and you have an average relationship with him, don't take the initiative to ask him out. It will be embarrassing if he is rejected."

"Okay then."

On the morning of the 25th, Li Ba was training in the club and received a call from Lewis.

Lewis is the former world heavyweight champion and has a good relationship with Li Ba. This time, he wanted to meet him and bring two boxing juniors to let him see.

Li Ba first learned about the situation on the phone. The two young guys are Anthony Joshua, 19 years old, and Tyson Fury, 20 years old. The former has not officially turned professional, and the latter used to be Klitschko's sparring partner. However, after Klitschko was beaten by Li Ba, he now became Klitschko's sparring partner. Both are quite strong.

The two young men were asked by their agents to come to see Li Ba, hoping to learn fly-catching training from Li Ba. This year, Li Ba participated in Wimbledon and had no time to organize the training camp, so they had no chance to learn.

Joshua's agent and promoter is Eddie Hearn, one of the world's most famous boxing promoters. He had met Li Ba in Las Vegas before, but the relationship was average and there was no cooperative relationship. This time, he asked Lewis for his face.

As for Tyson Fury, he is Arum's boxer. Arum and Li Ba have a good relationship, but he was brought here by Lewis.

"I'm training at the club, you bring them over first, the specific training will be carried out after Wimbledon." Li Ba said.

"OK, then we'll come now." Lewis smiled.

About an hour later, Lewis stood in front of Li Ba with two big guys.

"Hello, Hammer!"

After Li Ba and Lewis hugged, the two young men said respectfully.

Lewis introduced: "Joshua is a rising star in our British heavyweight class, 198 cm tall, and plans to compete in the 91 kg and above class in the next London Olympics, and then turn professional. Tyson Fury is 206 cm tall, as tall as you."

Li Ba looked at the two and said in surprise: "Are giant boxers popular in the heavyweight boxing world now?"

Lewis smiled and said: "Didn't you beat Klopp and Tyson? They are tall and have long arms, and both of them are now highly regarded in the boxing world. By the way, are you really not going to fight?"

Li Ba smiled and said: "My fists are too hard, and I don't want to kill people in the boxing ring. Klopp and Tyson were lucky that I didn't kill them."

Lewis smiled bitterly, and the two young men were also shocked and admired.

After the qualifying match on the 26th, Li Ba also stopped formal training and entered the final physical adjustment before the game. He will rest for a day on the 27th to prepare for the first round of the game.

With the qualifiers finished, the 128 players for the main draw have all been announced, and all 32 players in the lower half of the 4/4 zone have also come out.

Li Ba returned to the hotel, took a shower, and sat at the dining table. Zhang Depei's wife Liu Baoan said, "Iron Hammer, you are lucky. Your first round opponent is Montanes, the 32nd seed at this year's Wimbledon, a Spaniard."

Li Ba thought about it and asked, "How strong is he?"

Liu Baoan read the collected information, "This year is his tenth year as a professional. He is 29 years old, 175 cm, 70 kg, right-handed, with a two-handed backhand. He has 5 singles titles and 2 doubles titles, but not Grand Slams. His professional record is 171 wins and 187 losses. This year's record is 28 wins and 17 losses. This year's state is good. His highest singles world ranking is 22nd, and he is currently 23rd."

Li Ba nodded and said, "The food in the UK is terrible. We have time tomorrow to find an authentic Chinese restaurant."

"Okay!"

Yatou and Gao Yuanyuan agreed immediately. They were tired of eating dried fish here.

Gao Yuanyuan said at this time: "CCTV has a live broadcast of Wimbledon. They want to invite you for an interview. Please prepare after dinner."

"Okay." Li Ba said.

"Tu Bei, why don't you invite Zheng Jie and others to get together?" Gao Yuanyuan suddenly asked again.

Li Ba was stunned and said: "We are not familiar with each other and have never been in touch. Why should we get together?"

"You are an absolute benchmark figure in the Chinese sports world and a leading figure in the international field of Chinese sports. It is not normal for you to come forward to get together when you meet at Wimbledon? I guess they may all be waiting for you to come forward to get together. If I was not afraid of affecting your training, I would have planned to talk about this on the first day. It would not be good if you did not come forward to organize it."

Gao Yuanyuan asked.

The girl said at this time: "Husband, friends have been inviting you these days, but you have turned them down. You have time tomorrow. Why don't we have a PT and get together to get together?"

"Okay, let's arrange it." Li Ba thought about it and it was right.

Although this is not the United States, he still has many friends here, from the entertainment industry, sports circles, and many from the UK.

"There is no manpower and the time is too tight. How to arrange it? Let the hotel arrange it?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.

Li Ba thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and called Lewis.

"Lennox, find me Anthony Joshua's manager. I have a PT meeting tomorrow and I want to ask him for help."

After the call was connected, he said directly.

"Oh, it's a small thing, it's easy for Eddie Hearn, I'll let him know right away." Lewis laughed.

Soon, Eddie Hearn’s call came to Li Ba’s cell phone.

"Hello, I'm Hammer, is this Mr. Hearn?"

"Hey Hammer, hello, I'm Eddie, Eddie Hearn, I'm glad you are willing to help Anthony, you can just call me Eddie."

Eddie Hearn said enthusiastically.

"Hello, Eddie, did Lennox tell you?" Li Ba smiled.

"Yes, it's just a small thing, I'll arrange it right away." Eddie Hearn smiled.

"OK, I'll pay you the required fees tomorrow." Li Ba said with a smile.

"NONO, Hammer, this is just a small thing, just pay for Anthony to train with you." Eddie Hearn smiled.

He definitely won't ask for this little money. If Li Ba comes back to boxing in the future, he can get everything back as long as he gets a back-up match.

The two chatted for a few more words and ended the phone call after agreeing on some matters.