Because IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from a title defense in Riyadh on Saturday night, Joseph Parker has turned his attention to fighting replacement Martin Bakole.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 stopped late-replacement opponent Martin Bakole inside two rounds this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to retain his WBO Interim heavyweight belt.
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.
Joseph Parker might have to wait for a shot at the world heavyweight title – despite stretching his winning run with a crushing knockout of late replacement Martin Bakole in Riyadh at the weekend. Parker,
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.
After accepting a fight against Joseph Parker with just 48 hours notice, Scottish-based Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole has finally landed in Riyadh, Saudi
Joseph Parker took just two rounds to knock out stand-in Martin Bakole, a top-tier heavyweight who came in at the shortest possible notice to replace Daniel Dubois, at the ANB Arena in Riyadh. "Martin Bakole,
Joseph Parker will face late-replacement Martin Bakole on Saturday night in the co-main event of the 'Last Crescendo' card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker's ori
It is not too much of an understatement to say Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo  battle between Jospeh Parker and Martin Bakole on Saturday night, February 22, is the most important of both heavyweight's careers and it is all live on DAZN Pay-Per-View The bout was set to be Britian's Daniel Dubois against the New Zealander Parker,
Joseph Parker defied his doubters with a demolition of Martin Bakole on Saturday, after Daniel Dubois withdrew due to illness. Dubois was due to defend the IBF heavyweight title against Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the Briton fell ill on Thursday. As such, organisers were left scrambling for a replacement on two days’ notice.
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;