Promoters salvaged a fight for Parker tonight — on the undercard to Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 — by drafting in Martin Bakole to battle the New Zealander.
DANIEL DUBOIS lost his mega-money world title defence against Joseph Parker — after picking up a viral infection following a late-night Saudi dinner.
“Imagine the cost involved in the training camp, booking places to set the camp up, sparring partners, nutritionists, chefs, trainers and you don’t get paid.
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"It was a big fight and he has trained very hard and if you don’t fight, you don’t get paid.
