He quickly got to work in the ring and though he took one or two shots himself, in the second round he landed a thudding right hand on the top of Bakole’s head which sent him to the canvas. Although he rose, it was on unsteady legs and his trainer Billy Nelson had the referee stop the fight.

Martin Bakole took a big risk by agreeing to step in for a sick Daniel Dubois to face Joseph Parker on 48 hours' notice. That risk did not pay off for Bakole as a glancing Parker right hand to the temple put Bakole down and forced the corner to halt the fight prior to the end of the second round of the co-main event on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs.

Joseph Parker will face late-replacement Martin Bakole on Saturday night in the co-main event of the 'Last Crescendo' card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker's ori

Joseph Parker stopped late-replacement opponent Martin Bakole inside two rounds this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to retain his WBO Interim heavyweight belt.

Leaked footage of Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk reacting live to Joseph Parker's brutal second-round knockout win over Martin Bakole has gone viral on social media. Parker was originally supposed to fight Daniel Dubois,

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

On February 22, at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the latest loaded Riyadh Season event took place. On this historic card, we saw Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) face the late replacement Martin Bakole (21-2,