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.
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.
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;
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.