In a last minute save for Saturday night’s heavyweight fight contender Martin Bakole has stepped in to fight Joseph Parker.
What a save too, and, what a fight.
IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois had to pull out due to illness and the extremely dangerous Bakole who knocked out previously unbeaten US prospect Jared Anderson last August, will be at a career heaviest per the above photo from his Instagram taken only six days ago.
Martin Bakole has had a whirlwind of a week and went from Africa to Saudi Arabia to fight a strong Joseph Parker tonight. This was due to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois having to pull out with illness in only recent days. Speaking to Ring Magazine podcast Bakole disclosed the…
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis never pulls punches in his boxing punditry and he's not about to start now. Knowledgeable Lewis knows the heavyweight division as well as anyone. Speaking after Joseph Parker's round two knockout of Martin Bakole this weekend Lewis told Boxnation: "Great punch. Bakole had his…
What a whirlwind of a week for Joseph Parker and indeed Martin Bakole and the heavyweight division too. At the last minute IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois had to pull out this week due to illness leaving opponent Parker to fight and beat Martin Bakole inside two rounds instead tonight.…
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