Remaining in tonight’s co-main occasion setting regardless of the autumn out of Daniel Dubois, Kiwi striker, Joseph Parker has continued his current roughshot run by means of fellow heavyweight contenders, making extremely quick work of short-notice foe, Martin Bakolie, ending the Congo veteran with a one-sided second spherical knockout after a sizeable knockdown.
Parker, who was scheduled to make his return this weekend in an IBF heavyweight title battle towards defending champion, Dubois, noticed his probability at gold scrapped after the Londoner fell off the cardboard, citing sickness.
And remaining on the large occasion in Riyadh, Parker booked a showdown with Bakole on simply days’ discover in Saudi Arabia, with the latter making a prolonged journey and a number of flights from Congo to the Center East to look on the occasion.
Nevertheless, seeing his spectacular successful spree spanning a shocking 10-fight successful run halted, Bakolie was shocked with an enormous knockdown halfway by means of the second spherical by Joseph Parker — which despatched him flailing to the canvas.
And retaining his WBO interim heavyweight title tonight following a previous choice win over fellow primary card characteristic, Zhilei Zhang, Parker was awarded the victory when Bakolie’s coach, Billy Nelson.
Beneath, catch the highlights from Joseph Parker’s knockout win over Martin Bakolie
