On February 22, at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) impressed once again, stopping late replacement Martin Bakole (21-2, 16 KOs) in the second round of their heavyweight clash to retain the WBO interim title.
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Parker weighs in solo as Dubois replacement Bakole en route to Riyadh for heavyweight bout
Joseph Parker weighs in after Dubois pulls out from Riyadh bout
Joseph Parker came to Saudi Arabia to try to win the IBF heavyweight title from Daniel Dubois. Instead, Parker has turned his attention to Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole after Dubois withdrew from Saturday’s fight after falling ill.
Replacement opponent Martin Bakole ready to ‘shock the world' against Joseph Parker
After a scheduled title shot against Daniel Dubois fell through, Joseph Parker remained interim WBO heavyweight champion.
The ringwalks for Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole will take place at 12:40am local time at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. That means they will take place at 9:40pm in the United Kingdom, 4:40pm on the east coast of the United States and 1:40pm on the west coast.
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.
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