Meanwhile Congo fighter Martin Bakole’s dream of pulling off a stunning heavyweight victory over New Zealand’s Joseph Parker on just two days’ notice were shattered.
Dmitry Bivol dethroned Artur Beterbiev as undisputed light heavyweight champion in a thrilling contest in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday.
It was Beterbiev’s first defeat in 22 pro fights but Bivol was a worthy winner after two judges gave him the decision by 116-112 and 115-113 with the third seeing it as a 114-114 draw.
Martin Bakole, thank you very much for accepting the invitation and for giving me a good fight,” Parker told DAZN.
Four days ago, Josh Padley, electrician by day, boxer by night, was fitting solar panels on a house in Sheffield in northern England.
