[b]King wants McBride to fight Liakhovich and is close to making the deal.

McBride (34-4-1) told the Telegraph: “I had to wait until I was no longer tied to the promoters of the Tyson fight and now I have the deal with King and he has delivered a world title fight.

“When I signed with him he said he loved me, well, when he told me he had this world title fight for me I told him that I now loved him.

“This is what I have dreamed of since I was a boy and I believe that in the next few days everything will be signed and sealed.

“Liakhovich is a very good champion, he’s got that good win over Brewster but I know that I can shake up the world again.”

McBride weighed 286 for his last fight, a TKO win over Byron Polley in Cleveland on April 1, so his first order of business would likely be some serious cardio work. He weighed 271 for Tyson.

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Is Liakovich under contract with King.