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Miniature notification, great opportunity: Bakole goes to Parker

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Promoter Martin Bakole, Ben Shalom, says that he quickly concluded a contract with Turka Alalshikh for Bakole (21-1, 16 KO) to become the deputy opponent of Joseph Parker on Saturday evening after IBF Daniel Dubois heavyweight champion withdrew From the fight because of the fight because of the fight because of the fight because of the fight.

Initially, there was a disappointment today about pulling Dubois out of the card due to illness. Many boxing fans were waiting for the Dubois-Parker fight, considering it more engaging than the main event. However, Bakole is an ideal replacement opponent and can make it an even more engaging fight than the original.

Miniature notification, great fight

Bakole will not fall apart mentally and suddenly give up if he goes tough against Parker. This is a knocking to Dubois. He has a reputation when he is an attempt, when everything is going bad for him, and he was unable to shake this representative.

Shalom says that he immediately contacted Martin’s band to find out if their warrior would be willing to fight the Parker (35-3, 23 KO). They told Ben that Bakole could fight. Shalmon says he wrote SMS Turks and told him that they would enter as a replacement. The contract was then negotiated quickly.

“This is the most comical contract I’ve ever done. We usually like not to hurry. Daniel suffered an injury and I saw a tweet like everyone else from the Ring magazine. I talked to Martin’s team and said, “Will we take this fight?” They are like: “100%, we are inside,” said Ben Shalom promoter Fight Hub tv About how the fight was created between Martin Bakol and Joseph Parker.

“So I wrote an SMS -and his Excellency and said:” We’re inside. We want this fight. If there is a chance, this is the only fight to be done. This is it. It was a bit back and back. I talk on the phone with his Excellency. We made the contract very, very quickly. No mess. Martin [Bakole] I want it. He enters the flight and is ready to work.

“There is a lot to do with medical and different, but this is happening. We intend to get it [Bakole] Here. This is unbelievable and deserves a huge amount of loan, because on the planet Earth there is no other weighty weight that would work after a two -day notice against Joseph Parker. It’s unbelievable. “

Parker vs. Bakole is a joint concern on the Saturday card Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in the Kingdom of Arena in Riyadh. The event will be shown live in Dazn PPV.

From Congo to Riyadh

“Martin got the phone two hours ago and it was in Congo. He will probably finish the meal and then come. That’s it. He is ready to work. They should remember all the hearts and minds of every boxing fan, because they call people to do it, and everyone to do fighters and call fighters to take crazy risk, “said Shalom.

The flight of the aircraft from Congo to Saudi Arabia takes only six rounds, which is not bad compared to what some fighters do when they travel over 10 hours to Riyadh. The bacon should be fine with the seat on the plane and fight on Saturday, if it soon comes out.

“So don’t say that he takes the risk too much, because that’s what heavyweight boxing is about, and deserves every recognition that will come. I hope that I will believe that it will shock the world on Saturday evening – said Shalom.

Parker will have to develop the perfect game plan to beat Bakole on Saturday, because the tactic he used in the last two fights will probably not work. He defeated Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder, using angles, attacks and continuous movement. However, he fought with older weighty wagons who were not close to their perfection. Wilder looked like a shot against a plot, and the 291-pound Zhang disappeared after three rounds.

“He is [Bakole] He received the final IBF eliminator that he worked very tough, a guaranteed shot in the world championship title if he wins this fight. So no, it is not. I believe that Parker-Dubois’s winner will have to fight Martin anyway. If you have a chance against Martin Bakole, you’ll get it for two days. The loan of both warriors for accepting him – said Shalom.

What a fight of bacols vs. Dubois would be if it happened. While Anthony Joshua does not decide to take a rematch from Dubois, Bakole would be next if he decided to continue the IBF route. Shalom indicates that Parker is a fleeting WBO champion. It can be an option for bacols. It is unlikely that the current champion, Oleksandr Usyk, would be willing to fight bacol, but if he did, it would be a huge fight. They both paired and there are reports that Bakole dropped Usyk.

“What happens when it wins? We now have to practice with IBF and WBO, but I think Joseph Parker is a WBO fleeting champion. We’ll see what will happen to IBF, but now I solve it all – said Shalom.

It seems that Bakole will be able to choose his choice in any direction in which he wants to choose the title of World Champion if he wins against Parker on Saturday evening at the Battle of the Riyadh’s Fathers.

Last updated 02/20/2025

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Pierce OLeary vs. Mark Chamberlain Live Results: Updates and Highlights

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Pierce O'Leary vs. Mark Chamberlain Live Results: Updates and Highlights

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World Boxing News provides live results and updates from Dublin as Pierce O’Leary faces Mark Chamberlain at super lightweight.

Queensberry Promotions returns to the 3Arena with an action-packed card headed by the unbeaten Irish star O’Leary, who meets former British champion Chamberlain in the main event.

The undercard also features Gary Cully, Reece Bellotti, Sean McComb, Steven Cairns, Ben Fail and several unbeaten Irish prospects.


Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain Results

Times are Local – IST

17:46

Gary Cully stopped Lee Reeves in the tenth round to improve to 20-2.

Cully overcame a fifth-round point deduction for repeatedly losing his gumshield before dropping Reeves twice in the final round to force the stoppage.

The victory marked Cully’s 11th knockout win as a professional.

17:01

Sean McComb returned with a comfortable six-round points victory over Miguel Antin.

McComb won every round on the referee’s scorecard, claiming a 60-54 decision to improve his record to 22-2.

16:31

Machlan Arthur improved to 2-0 with his second straight knockout by stopping Ryan Frost in the fourth round.

Arthur dropped Frost twice in the final session before the referee waved the contest off at 1:05 of round four.


Remaining Bouts

• Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain – IBO World Super Lightweight Title (12)

• Royston Barney-Smith vs Reece Bellotti – Vacant IBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight Title (10)

• Gary Cully vs Lee Reeves – Super Lightweight (10)

• Steven Cairns vs Senan Kelly – Super Lightweight (10)

• Ben Fail vs Craig O’Brien – Super Welterweight (10)

• Bobbi Flood vs Tariq Davis – Super Welterweight (6)

• Adam Olaniyan vs Jonathan Claudio Sauco – Heavyweight (4)

• John Joe Carrigan vs Sean Murray – Super Welterweight (4)

• Sami Hamed vs Bela Istvan Orban – Super Welterweight (4)


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Preview

Pierce O’Leary tops a major night of boxing in Dublin as the unbeaten Irishman takes on Mark Chamberlain for the IBO World super lightweight title.

O’Leary enters the contest looking to continue his rise through the rankings against the experienced Chamberlain, who aims to return to winning ways after a draw in his third outing since suffering the lone defeat of his professional career.

The chief support sees Royston Barney-Smith meet Reece Bellotti for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title.

Gary Cully also returns in an intriguing domestic clash with fellow unbeaten Irishman Lee Reeves, while Steven Cairns faces Senan Kelly in another all-Irish encounter.

Sean McComb, Ben Fail, Bobbi Flood, Adam Olaniyan, Machlan Arthur, John Joe Carrigan and Sami Hamed also feature on the Queensberry Promotions card.

Updates will be added below as the action unfolds in Dublin, with more live coverage on World Boxing News.


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Barry McGuigan: Ryan Garcia Faces a Dangerman in Conor Benn at 147 lbs

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Barry McGuigan: Ryan Garcia Faces a "Dangerman" in Conor Benn at 147 lbs

Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan has named one half of the main event between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn as the “dangerman” at 147lbs.

The two welterweights will collide at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title.

He claimed the belt by dethroning Mario Barrios with a unanimous decision victory in February, which followed his surprising points loss to Rolando Romero in May 2025.

Interestingly enough, this defeat came shortly after his year-long doping ban, which he served on account of testing positive for ostarine ahead of his majority decision victory over Devin Haney.

The result of their showdown was then ruled a no-contest, with Garcia subsequently moving up to welterweight after failing to keep below the 140lb limit.

It now seems the 27-year-old is competing at a more natural weight while Benn, who tested positive for clomifene in 2022, has not made 147lbs since his second-round finish over Chris van Heerden that same year.

Speaking with talkSPORTIrish boxing icon McGuigan suggested that this – as well as the 29-year-old’s technical flaws – could prove a major factor against Garcia.

“[Benn’s] got that genetic code from his dad, and he’s got that explosiveness and everything else. But he is predictable – you can see when he’s going to throw.

“You ask yourself: is Garcia just a little bit too sharp for him? A little bit too cute. I think Garcia’s finally found the weight he’s most suitable [for]. I think he’s a dangerman at 147[lbs].

“Maybe Conor Benn has left it a little too late to make 147[lbs] again. I think that could be his Achilles’ heel. I make Garcia a slight favourite but would never write off Conor Benn – he’s got that fighting heart.”

Benn comes off a unanimous decision victory over Regis Prograis in April, which followed his two middleweight encounters with Chris Eubank Jr last year.

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Devin Haney Updates Fight Strategy After Keyshawn Davis Withdraws from Title Shot

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"Devin Haney Updates Fight Strategy After Keyshawn Davis Withdraws from Title Shot"

Devin Haney’s immediate future has been thrown into uncertainty after Keyshawn Davis pulled out of their mandated contest on Friday.

The pair had been ordered to collide for Haney’s WBO world title, with Davis having been named as the sanctioning body’s mandatory challenger at 147lbs.

Multiple reports then suggested that the 27-year-old was offered $3m by Top Rank, his promoter, only for ‘The Businessman’ to reject what would have been a career-high payday.

Subsequently, their bout went to a purse bit hearing, where Top Rank trumped Teofimo Lopez’s Takeover Promotions with a sum of $8,550,000.

This therefore gave Bob Arum’s outfit the promotional rights and, as per the usual 75/25 split in favour of the defending champion, Davis would have been entitled to a share of $2,137,500.

Since Thursday’s auction, though, Davis has excluded himself from the fight and left Haney without an obvious opponent for his first welterweight title defence.

Taking to social mediaWBO president Gustavo Olivieri explained that his organisation must now provide their champion with a solution.

“The WBO hereby confirms receipt of written notice from counsel on behalf of Keyshawn Davis advising that he will NOT accept the 25% purse split adjudicated pursuant to the official WBO purse bid proceedings and, accordingly, will NOT participate in the WBO welterweight mandatory championship contest against Devin Haney.

“In light of the foregoing, the WBO Championship Committee and Ratings Committee will convene to proceed in accordance with the WBO world championship rules and regulations. The applicable ruling will be rendered and published in due course.”

At this stage, it remains to be seen whether Haney will be immediately ordered to face a new mandatory challenger or, given the situation, have the opportunity to make a voluntary defence.

Either way, the 27-year-old has not fought since dethroning Brian Norman Jr in November and is surely eager to return to action.

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