Junior middleweight contender Bakary Samake has joined forces with Frank Warren and Queensberry. In conjunction with Samake Promotions, the 22 year-old Frenchman will fight under the Queensberry banner as he closes in on a shot at the WBC world title. Samake, who holds a record of 19-0 with 11 KOs, is ranked #1 by the WBC, where the champion is the American southpaw Sebastian Fundora, with Vergil Ortiz Jr holding the interim belt. Samake garnered notice in November 2024 with a stoppage victory over Australia's Wade Ryan. He followed up with another stoppage win over South Africa's Roarke Knapp in April. His most recent activity came in October when Samake took on the 25-0 Alejandro Ortiz and defeated the Venezuelan via a fifth-round knockout. Samake becomes the second French fighter currently on the books of Queensberry, following on from 2016 Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka.