Promotor Martin Bakole, Ben Shala, says he quickly concluded a contract with Turki Alalshikh for Bakola (21-1, 16 ko) to be a replacement opponent Joseph Parker on Saturday night after the IBF Daniel Dubois champion drew from the IBF heavyweight category fighting for illness.
Initially, there was a lot of disappointment today because Dubois pulled out of the map for illness. Many boxing fans were looking forward to the battle of Dubois-Parker, looking at her in some ways more interesting than the main event. However, Bakole is a perfect replacement opponent and could make this even more interesting with the original struggle.
A short notice, a big fight
Bakole will not fall mentally and suddenly stopped if he goes hard against Parker. It’s a knock on Dubois. He has a reputation that it is what is about when things go bad for him and failed to shake off that tail.
Shalom says that he immediately contacted Martin’s team to find out if their fighter would be willing to fight Parker (35-3, 23 ko). They told Ben that Bakole could fight. Shalmon says he sent SMS Turks and told him he would enter as a replacement. The deal was then quickly negotiated.
“This is the funniest job I have ever done. We usually like to take my time. Daniel got hurt and I saw Tweet like everyone else from Ring magazine. I talked to Martin’s team and I said,” Would we lead this fight? ” are like, “100%, we get in,” said the promoter Ben Shalom HUB TV fights About how the fight was made between Martin Bakole and Joseph Parker.
“So, I sent his excellence and said, ‘We’re coming in. We want this fight. If there is an opportunity, this is the only fight to do. This is it. ‘It was a little forward and backwards. I’m a phone with his exploration. We took the deal very, very quickly. No jokes around. Martin (Bakole) wants it. He gets into the flight and is ready to leave.
“There is a lot of work to do with doctors and all kinds, but this is happening. We will get it here (Bakola). It is amazing, and it deserves a huge credit because on the planet the Earth has no other heavyweight category that would act on a two -day notice against Joseph Parker . It’s amazing. “
Parker Vs. Bakole is Saturday to Saturday on Saturday Arthur Beterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. The event will be displayed He lives on a given PPV.
From the Congo to Riyadh
“Martin got a call two hours ago, and that was in Congo. He’ll probably finish a meal, and then he’ll come. It’s about it. He is ready to leave. You should put him in mind all the hearts and minds of every boxing fans, Because they invite people to do so, and all of them for fighters do it and invite fighters to take crazy risks, “he said to Shala.
The flight of aircraft from Congo to Saudi Arabia lasts only six rounds, which is not bad compared to what some fighters do when traveling more than 10 hours to Riyadh. Bakole should be fine with so long sitting on a plane and fighting on Saturday as long as he leaves soon.
“So don’t say that he risks too much because this is what concerns the boxing in the heavyweight category and deserves every loan that will come to him. I hope I believe he will shock the world on Saturday night,” he said.
Parker will have to design a perfect game plan on Saturday to beat Bakola because he has probably not succeeded in the tactics he has used in the last two fights. He beat Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder using angles, attacks in the output and constant movement. However, he fought against the older heavy weights that were nowhere near his premiere. Wilder looked like a plot of Parker, and Zhang of 291 pounds faded after three rounds.
“He (Bakole) got an IBF final eliminator that he worked very hard, a guaranteed shot in the world title if he wins that fight. So no, not. What I believe is that the winner of Parker -Dubois will have to fight against anyway Martin.
What kind of battle of Bakola Vs. Dubois was that this happened next. If Anthony Joshua does not decide to take a rematch with Dubois, Bakole would be next if he decides to pass the IBF route. Shalom points out that Parker is a temporary champion WBO. So that could be an option for Bakola. It is unlikely that the current champion, Oleksanddr Usyk, would be ready to fight Bakole, but if he did, it would be a big fight. The two were paired, and there are reports that Bakola fell into Usyka.
“What happens when he wins? All we have to do is practice with IBF and WBO now, but I think Joseph Parker is a temporary champion WBO. We’ll see what’s going on with IBF, but now I’ll solve everything, “he told Shala.
Bakole seems to be able to choose in any direction that he wants to go to the world title if he wins Parker on Saturday night at their battle in Riyadh.
Last time updated 20.02.2025