Joseph Parker weighed the heaviest weight of his career for the collision of heavy goods vehicles on Saturday, even if the new opponent Martin Bakole always went for the fight.
Parker of New Zealand was to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight championship, but Londonian suddenly withdrew from the defense due to the disease on Thursday.
This led to Bakole, a competitor of high -level heavy goods vehicles, obtaining an appeal to the shortest possible opinion. During the weighing on Friday, Bakole was still in transit, having left the Democratic Republic of Congo to go to Riyadh via Addis Ababa.
Parker was specifically written for the Dubois of a power. But this additional force should help him with heavy bakole.
At 267 lb, a little less than the 19er 1 LB, Parker came in the heaviest weight of his career before welcoming the new challenge that awaits on Saturday evening.
“It was incredible,” said Parker. “To Daniel Dubois, I hope he is going to be better soon. In Martin Bakole, thank you for taking this short -term fight.
“It was crazy, I would like to thank Martin, I can’t wait to be in a ring with him.
“I wanted this fight, I wanted to challenge myself and Bakole is up there, bring it!”
“There are some changes on which we have worked, everything will meet!”
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Is this the moment when Andy Lee, Spencer Brown and Parker were informed by Frank Warren of the opponent of replacement Bakole?
Dubois promoter Frank Warren revealed that Parker himself had asked to face Bakole when he proposed a list of potential replacement opponents.
“We had a list of fighters we talked about and it was the one he asked for – which surprised me a little,” said Warren Sky Sports.
“I stood back and said” hang on a minute “. I want to see this guy doing it now.
“How many boxes have seen a large part of Bakole? Let’s see what it is now.
“The monster, the so-called fighter, is not avoided by Joseph Parker.”
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Derek Chisora supports the late replacement bakole to obtain the victory with direct elimination on Parker
Beterbiev and Bivol are weight
The show will continue and there remains a successful card with the shock of the heavy goods vehicles Parker vs Bakole completing the blow of the epic head between Artur Beterbiev And Dmitry Bivo.
The revenge match of Betbiev with Bivol for the world champion of undisputed light weight will be the main event of the Sky Sports box office.
The first time around Beterbiev vs Bivol was a fine and furious fight, the two operating at the highest level of competence.
The litigious result, a majority decision which was in favor of BETERBIEV, divided opinion. They will seek to settle this score on Saturday.
The two made the weight on Friday, Betbiev reaching the limit of 175 LB precisely. Bivo on a scale of 174 lb 1 oz.
An exceptional heavyweight competition will arrive early in the show on Saturday. Joshua BUATSI British rival fight Callum SmithWith the WBO temporary strap on the line in their fight.
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Shakur Stevenson pushes Josh Padley after a head of the head heated in front of their WBC light world title fight
Smith, now the veteran activist, easily made the weight at 174 lb 1 oz. Buatsi, an undefeated Olympic medalist, was also exactly on 175LB.
A huge truck confrontation sees the Gargantusen Zhilei Zhang tackle an undefeated danger ACT KABAYEL.
Kabayel, who has a coherent talent for the upheavals of springs, weighed 241 lb. Zhang was much larger at 287 lb 5 oz.
A fantastically matching fight sees Israil Madrimov (152 lb 1oz) Take a talented American Vergil Ortiz (153 lb 1 oz).
Great Britain Hamzah Sheeraz (159LB) Once again, managed to boil its imposing framework to the limit of average weights. He challenges Carlos Adames (158 lb 1 oz) for the world WBC title on the bill on Saturday.
Another short-circuit replacement, Josh Padley came only this week to challenge the light world champion WBC Shakur Stevenson.
The electrician Doncaster valiantly accepted this surprise assignment. But at 134 lb, he eliminated the first obstacle to gain weight. But he will have a mountain to climb against the brilliantly skillful Stevenson, already a three -weight world champion, who had 134 lb 1 oz.
USYK Next for Dubois?
Speaking during an interview on Friday, Oleksandr Usyk described his desire to fight Dubois after having already eliminated the IBF champion.
“Do!” Warren said Sky Sports In response.
“Where are you Alex [Krassyuk, Usyk’s promoter]? Tell me where he is.
“I will take the contract now.”
Warren added that Dubois is considering a return to the ring in three months after his setback in Saudi Arabia.
“Daniel did not feel well. He was given medication and said to wait until night,” said Warren from the situation of Dubois.
“He didn’t feel better. The control council could see him and immediately said he couldn’t fight. He was absolutely emptied – so much so that he said why we called the doctor?
“This is boxing at the highest level. You cannot let the guys enter important fights like this if they are not right.
“Daniel will go, put himself in shape and he will come back in three months. We will determine who it will be.”
Artur Beterbiev against Dmitry Bivo will be live on Saturday February 22 at Sky Sports Box Office. Book now!
