Because IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from a title defense in Riyadh on Saturday night, Joseph Parker has turned his attention to fighting replacement Martin Bakole.

Joseph Parker didn’t get the opponent he wanted, but he got the night he needed. On Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the co-main event to the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol headliner, Parker blasted out last-minute replacement foe Martin Bakole in the second round.

After a scheduled title shot against Daniel Dubois fell through, Joseph Parker remained interim WBO heavyweight champion.

Spencer Brown feels nobody in the heavyweight division can ignore Joseph Parker, with his second-round victory against Martin Bakole serving as a statement of intent. The star made short work of his challenger at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo, having been forced to find a new foe after Daniel Dubois withdraw on Thursday.

Daniel Dubois is reportedly unwell and his upcoming heavyweight world title defence against Joseph Parker is in jeopardy ... in as his replacement on the Riyadh card.

Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol made weight for their rematch for the undisputed light-heavyweight world championship; Martin Bakole has travelled out to replace Daniel Dubois in Joseph Parker fight;