Joseph Parker’s struggle on Saturday evening was uncertain when his planned opponent, Daniel Dubois, pulled out two days before the first bell.

IBF Dubois heavyweight champion suffered a disease that caused a cabinet at the last minute for Parker’s team, as well as the organizers of Saudi Arabia to find a novel pretender for the hotly-ended event of the coefficient in Riyadh.

Martin Bakole is a man who immediately approached the plate. After the fall of the hat, the week of the 31-year-old and potentially changed for the rest of his life.

According to TimesBakole worked demanding in removing arable edges in his native country of the Democratic Republic of Congo when he got a call to fight the Parker. Soon after, he was packed into a plane and flew to the Middle East.

Bakols and his camp have long been complained of that they are one of the most busy fighters in the heavyweight division. In May, he was preparing for the final eliminator against Epe Ajagbie, but with the possibility of competing in his biggest fight in his career, landing on his knees, he took the opportunity to face the Parker on just 48 hours.

“It’s unbelievable” He said. “I think he dreams.

With his bag estimated in the region 1.6 million poundsBakole is also up to date during the bumper’s day. 6 feet 6in lethargic, who has a professional record of 21 wins and only one defeat, was born in Kananga, but in 2016 he moved to the Scottish city of Airdrie.

His trainer, Billy Nelson, was singing his praise Since then. “Martin is by far the best warrior I’ve ever trained,” said Scot. “He is technically fantastic, naturally talented, which makes my work a little easier, but the most crucial part for me is to improve some areas, fight and run it. He is really a quick student. “

Bakole comes from good fights. His older brother, Ilunga Makabu, was the world champion in the cruiser’s weight and fought Tony Bellew and Badou Jack.

Now the bacon is ready to catapult in a great time. Congresses burst with vast arrows, such as Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, while he claims that he caused sedate problems for the man he replaced.

“I saved Daniel Dubois twice and stopped him twice” He said. “He knows and his team knows. I would stop him in the first or second round. People are hiding because they don’t want to fight me. “

Anthony Joshua listened to the advice of Mike Tyson after losing to Daniel Dubois in September. During the four winning series, many favored AJ to win the Free IBF heavyweight world championships when he met “DDD” in Wembley.

However, the fight was ultimately the polar opposite state of cases – Dubois defeated the two -time owner of the title before he finished his work in fifth place. Joshua looked at the end of the competition when he shook his opponent during the round, storming after catching him because of the strenuous right hands.

However, it was an unreasonable move from AJ, because Dubois caught him with a counterattack during the exchange and sent him spirally towards the canvas, which caused the fourth defeat of his professional boxing career. And it seems that instead of arguing in the fate and darkness of failure, Joshua listened to the council of Tyson, which Errol Spence Jr offered after his first defeat.

Spence JR did not fight from his losing TKO in 2023 from Terenka Crawford, in which he abandoned the titles of WBA (Super), WBC and IBF. Speaking of the instance during the appearance of the podcast, Tyson explained that one loss should not mean the end of the warrior’s career.

The former heavyweight master of the world explained: “Heaven is a limit. It means nothing, loss. [Spence] He can still earn a lot of money. It is nowadays [do]. They lose the fight, they are discouraged, [think] I may not do it anymore. This is life – you don’t get discouraged.

“You will lose … anything. Sleep our work, lose mother, lose your teeth, lose your hair, and we have to live, continue navigation. ” Promoter Joshua, Eddie Hearn, insists that Joshua does not think about retiring, explaining that the British wants To become the world champion again.

He also hoped for the winner of Dubois vs Joseph Parker, before “DDD” withdrew from their showdown on Saturday evening, citing the disease. Instead, Parker will face Martin Bakole.

Talking to Betfred, Hearn explained: “At the moment, because Tyson Fury is retired, so put him aside, the most critical choice for AJ is the fight for the title of the world in heavyweight. It’s 99 percent of what he wants to do and if he wants and if if he wants to do Daniel Dubois, no problem.

“If AJ is reversed and says that it is doing it, it ended. I am not saying that he cannot fight Daniel Dubois. He is mandatory, what do you want to do?

Hearn also explained that Joshua is not planning to follow Tyson Fury in the near future, because “Cygsy King” announced that in January he is coming out of this sport after losses to Oleksandr Usyk-leaven in frigid water, all hopes for a long-awaited duel between him and Joshua.

Dubois was in three fighting series over Joshua, Filip Hrgovic and Jarrell Miller before he was forced to withdraw from the fight in the Kingdom of Arena in Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Parker, who is undefeated in the last five fights, is now planning to add Bakole’s name to his impressive list of recent wins, including Deontay Wilder, Zhilei Zhang and Simon Kean.

After thrilling fans in one of last year’s awnings Artur Beterbiv and Dmitry Bivol are ready to take the competition to recent heights.

Beterbav (21-0, 20 KO) will defend its undisputed airy weight crown in the revenge of versus Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) on Saturday, February 22, at Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Beterbiev became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing within a quarter of a century with an intriguing decision about the majority in October in October last year. Although the precision and general of Bivol controlled the early trip, the harsh power and the relentless Beterbiv pressure reversed the tide in later rounds. The results-114-114, 115-113 and 116-112-thype of Beterbaiew’s claim to the throne of the division, but caused calls for a rematch to erase any doubts.

Beterbiv-Bivol II is at the top of a historically loaded card that will broadcast live to Dazn PPV.

At the Thursday press conference, so they said the fighters of the main event and the highest class Operational Director Brad Jacobs:

Artur Beterbiev

“I want to defend my belts. It’s very straightforward. “

“I was cheerful with the first fight because I won. There are many things {I ​​learned}. It’s too long to tell you. Let’s talk after the fight. “

“We’ll do something different for this fight. We are working on it. “

“Don’t miss our fight. It will be a good fight. “

Dmitriry Bivol

“All athletes want to win. Just like gambling. Of course, I didn’t win last time. And I really want to win. They are burning in me. I want to change something because I see where I was wrong at some moments. And I want to change it. As an athlete, I want it. “

“Every time you exchange blows, this is a risk. With a warrior like Beterbiev, this is a risk when you exchange blows. And yes, sometimes I have to do it. “

“If you liked the fight, I’m sure the second fight would not be less intriguing than the first fight. Watch the fight on February 22. “

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Brad Jacobs

“On behalf of Bob Arum and the highest rank, we are excited that we can be part of the next event here in Riyjad. When you see a classic fight, just like in October, fans begging for a rematch. And thanks to his Excellency and everyone in the Riyadh season we now have one. It is amazing that it happened so quickly. This is a testimony for both warriors. We are excited that we can be part of it and we are looking for another victory of Artur Beterbaview. “