Parker welcomes “Beast” Bakole to fight on Saturday in Riyadh

Joseph Parker is quite reliable after learning that Martin Bakole is his new opponent for Saturday after IBF for difficulty Danijel Dubois and had to pull off the card in Riyadh.

Parker (35-3, 23 KOS) says he wants “Challenge” And he looked at the # 2 VBA, # 2 VBO, # 3 IBF and # 4 VBC Bakole (21-1, 16 KOS) as the type of fight he wants. Boxing fans on social media are divided about who feels to win this fight.

Power

Many of them believe that Bakol will be out of form, because he enters two-day “no training. It is always difficult, but for this fight it might be higher than usual. In a photograph of social media today Bakole leaving the airport in Congo , he looked the same as usual. So his weight will not be a problem.

It will be a difficult fight for Parker to deal with the size and power of 6’6 “Bakola, because it is powerful, and it will not run out of gas as the last two opponents.

“I guess one occasion disappears and the other is coming,” Joseph Parker said IFL TVBy responding that he was told that Martin Bakole was his new opportunity for Saturday night. “Bakole waited for a big fight. So let’s do it.

“Maybe we can re-examine this fight down the line. I want to be the champion of the world. I like to challenge. I sat down with Spencer and Turkey and we welcomed anyone. We now have Martin Bakola, which is great.

“I will get my chance again at some point, but for now my focus on Martin Bakola. Save the beast,” Parker said about him, he still wants to fight for the IBF title against Dubois or who holds him.

Martin Bakole on the way to Riyadh over the Congo. Joseph Parker vs Bakole is on … .. pic.twitter.com/fkv5fcnsvp

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