Who is Martin Bakole? Daniel Dubois replacement aiming to stun Joseph Parker - Scottish-based Congolese heavyweight set for the biggest fight of his career after whirlwind 48 hours

Martin Bakole's boxing promoter, Ben Shalom, said they had an agreement on the framework for a deal to replace Daniel Dubois in the upcoming Joseph Parker fight within 15 minutes. Shalom paid credit to boxing financier Turki Alalshikh,

Martin Bakole has fought 22 bouts, which has involved 85 rounds. That has delivered a record of 21 victories, 16 by knockout, and only one loss. That one defeat came in 2018 to Olympian Michael Hunter with a TKO in the 10th round. Since then, Bakole has not looked back, winning his next 10 fights, to put him in the position to fight Parker.

Following the drama of February 20 in Riyadh which saw Daniel Dubois unable to move forward with his scheduled IBF world title defence against Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs).

Joseph Parker weighed in at a career-heaviest 267 pounds on Friday night while his new opponent Martin Bakole was still on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dubbed "the most avoided heavyweight in boxing", Bakole took the bout on 48 hours' notice and comes into the contest in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a professional record of 21-1. Pa

An opportunity has been presented to Martin Bakole, as he faces Joseph Parker in a top contender fight. Can he take out the former champion?

Martin Bakole is just hours away from the biggest fight of his professional boxing career having stepping up on short notice to take on Joseph Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Parker had been due to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF Heavyweight Championship.