Remaining in tonight’s co-main event setting despite the fall out of Daniel Dubois, Kiwi striker, Joseph Parker has continued his recent roughshot run through fellow heavyweight contenders, making incredibly short work of short-notice foe, Martin Bakolie, finishing the Congo veteran with a one-sided second round knockout after a sizeable knockdown.
Parker, who was scheduled to make his return this weekend in an IBF heavyweight title fight against defending champion, Dubois, saw his chance at gold scrapped after the Londoner fell off the card, citing illness.
And remaining on the massive event in Riyadh, Parker booked a showdown with Bakole on just days’ notice in Saudi Arabia, with the latter making a lengthy trip and multiple flights from Congo to the Middle East to appear at the event.