Bakole had garnered the label of "the boogeyman of the heavyweight division," with his power, size and ability to walk down opponents leading to trouble finding opponents. To Parker's credit, he jumped at the chance to face Bakole after Dubois pulled out of the bout, taking the IBF heavyweight title with him.

Anthony Joshua reacts to Joseph Parker's knockout win against Martin Bakole and also provides update on his future.

JOSEPH PARKER stopped Martin Bakole in two-round belter in Saudi Arabia! Parker was due to face Daniel Dubois for DDD’s IBF world title, but the British champion withdrew from the fight on

After accepting a fight against Joseph Parker with just 48 hours notice, Scottish-based Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole has finally landed in Riyadh, Saudi

Joseph Parker will reportedly pocket triple the amount of money that Martin Bakole will make this weekend. That is according to the Sun, who claim a £2.05million ($2.6m) purse has been put up for

Frustration and determination are evident in equal measure as Joseph Parker contemplates boxing politics likely forcing him to fight once more before grasping his second shot at the world heavyweight title.

Martin Bakole suffered a knockout defeat to Joseph Parker on Saturday night after stepping in for Daniel Dubois at two days notice after the IBF heavyweight champion fell ill; Bakoles promoter Ben Sha

Despite quickly flattening dangerous contender Martin Bakole, Joseph Parker might still miss out on a world title fight next. Bakole stepped in at just two days' notice to face Parker in a non-title heavyweight bout and arrived in Saudi Arabia from the Democratic Republic of Congo after missing Friday's weigh-in.

Joseph Parker made light work of an incredibly heavy man as he demolished rotund late replacement Martin Bakole within two rounds in Riyadh.Parker was due to have a shot at IBF champion Daniel Dubois but the British fighter withdrew due to illness during fight week,