JOSEPH PARKER and Martin Bakole are set to go head-to-head for the interim WBO Interim heavyweight championship. Both are in incredible form; Parker's on a five-match winning run and Bakole himself is on a run of 10 wins, with the only loss of his career coming in 2018.
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Parker comes into the bout with a record of 35-3-0, having lost just once to Joe Joyce since 2019, and currently holds the WBO interim heavyweight title. This kind of fight could easily main event a pay-per-view, speaking to the quality of the card on display when Artur Beterbiev rematches against Dmitry Bivol.
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Daniel Dubois withdrew from his IBF heavyweight world title defence against Joseph Parker due to illness. DDD was forced to pull out on Thursday - just two days before his hotly anticipated mega-fight in Saudi Arabia. The 27-year-old was examined by doctors in Riyadh and has was ruled out with sickness.
