Due to injury, Dricus Du Plessis, Norman Parke makes his return stepping in to take on the Borys Mankowski at KSW 47. The Northern Irish fighter Parke last appeared in KSW at KSW 43: Du Plessis vs. Soldic in April 2018. Since then Parke has fought for Brave FC defeating Myles Price by unanimous decision back in June 2018.
Mankowski has lost his last two fights in a row but they were to current champion Roberto Soldic at KSW 41 and to KSW legend Mamed Khalidov at the iconic KSW 39 show in front of 57,000 plus fans.