If Joseph Parker finally becomes a two-time heavyweight champion, no one will be able to accuse him of doing things the easy way.The former WBO champ's sapping stoppage loss to Joe Joyce in September 2022 appeared to spell the end of his time as an elite-level operator but he is now on a five-fight winning streak.

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.

Joseph Parker takes on Martin Bakole in a WBO Interim Heavyweight Championship clash today, as boxing insiders gave their predictions. Parker had to contend with a last minute replacement after Daniel Dubois pulled out of their IBF Heavyweight Title clash last minute due to medical grounds.

Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs), a 6-foot-6 slugger from The Republic of Congo, accepted Thursday's offer on just two days' notice and immediately boarded an airplane to replace Dubois in the co-main event against former champion Joseph Parker (35-3,

With Daniel Dubois out due to medical issues, Martin Bakole will step in on 48 hours' notice to face Joseph Parker on Saturday.

World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdrew on Thursday from his scheduled title defense against Joseph Parker on Saturday after falling ill. Dubois, 27, who holds the IBF title, underwent a medical examination in Saudi Arabia and missed a scheduled press conference,