How did Martin Bakola fought against Joseph Parker after the withdrawal of Daniel Dubois and how dangerous it can be? | Boxing news
The planned IBF hard calculation of Daniel Dubois against Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia was excluded on Saturday, but what caused cancellation and how did Martin Bakola get a late call?
Only in a heavy boxing could a fighter be invited from Kong in a two -day notice to compete in the title title on the largest card in the world. But all of this happened, at a dizzying speed, Thursday night.
Daniel Dubois was supposed to contact a press conference in Riyadh for IBF heavyweight defense against Joseph Parker. But Dubois did not attend.
It turned out to be ill. While Dubois medically assessed, alternative opponents for Parker mobilized.
Lawrence environment, a former champion in the Krstarica, who is a new addition to a difficult category division, was ready to fight. Dillian Whyte’s manager, said Michael Ofo Sky Sports: “All they have to do is pick up the phone, Dillian is known for fighting anyone at any time.”
Joe Joyce, who was supposed to be a box on March 1, and had previously won Parker, was ready to come in. “For real money, yes,” he said Sky Sports“Of course.”
But Bakola, the best rated candidate with the IBF, who was not in the camp and was not due to the box until May, catapulted himself in the box.
His coach Billy Nelson volunteered Bakola. His promoter Ben Shala was at the stage of press conference with Joshua Buatsi, another of his fighters. He was on his phone at once, offering Bakole’s services.
The 31-year-old is currently a non-2-ranked candidate for the WBO’s Heavy category title behind Zhilei Zhang, although he is the highest available challenger because of the ZHANG who was already in action against Agit Kabavel for the empty WBC Temporary Title in the heavyweight category that night. .
Bakole had previously struggled with events in the season in Riyadh, beating Carlos Takaka in Saudi Arabia and Jared Anderson, Los Angeles. He received a lucrative opportunity to fight Parker, in the main competition for the accompanying competitions Artur Beterbiev VS Dmitry Bivol Rhevan for the undisputed heavyweight championship, live to live Sky Sports Box Office.
On Friday, Bakola flies to Addis Ababu and then to Riyadh.
What they say
“We got a phone call yesterday,” Bakola said. “I’m waiting on the plane, I’m ready to fly to Saudi Arabia to fight tomorrow. We’re ready to leave.
“That means a lot to me, choosing to replace Daniel Dubois on a large card, a big platform. I’m so grateful.
“I can’t wait. This is amazing. I seem to dream, but I don’t dream.
“I think I’ll shock the world tomorrow. I’m a boxer. So the boxer is like a soldier – every time you ask you to go to war always be ready. So I’m ready to move.”
Bakole coach Billy Nelson said Sky Sports: “A delighted opportunity to give us. I’m completely convinced that Martin can go there and stop Joseph Parker and get the desired result at 48 hours.”
Will Bakole be cleaned to fight?
The event of the season in Riyadh under the author is a British boxer control committee. Robert Smith, Secretary General of the BBBOC, said Sky Sports: “We are now dealing with this on the medical front.
“When he arrives here [Riyadh] He will have another medical, full medically, to make sure we are pleased that he is good.
“If that was a thing with weight [which it isn’t at heavyweight]We wouldn’t do that. It’s just that.
“They will have full medicine, take it from there.
“Unusual, but we’re trying,” Smith added. “[Dubois] was ill. I have a medical report. The kid was sick. Cannot be boxed. The doctor said he could not be boxed. I can’t box. The end of the story. As for this, we do everything we can to make sure Martin is fine. But until he arrives here, I can’t give you a complete answer.
“Our job is to ensure that our doctors are satisfied. If they are not satisfied, he will not be boxes. If they are satisfied, he will be boxes. But he must come here first.”
Which belts will be available now?
Bakole and Parker are expected to take a walk with a ring between 9pm and 10pm, before Meeting Arthur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in an inconvenient removal of lightweight weight Around 10.30am UK time.
Parker will not be a challenge for the IBF World Cup held by Dubois, although it holds a temporary WBO title in a heavyweight category.
WBO is ready to sanction that fight for that belt. If this is the case, this would mean that the winner of the Saturday fight would then be a mandatory challenger for the title of WBO heavyweight category, currently holding the unique champion Oleksandr Usyk.
What changed Parker from the opponent?
Parker only learned about the potential change of opponent on the way to a press conference on Thursday, although he supports Dubois’s decision to withdraw from the competition.
“He did a reasonable thing,” Parker, who had previously fought the disease in losing to Joe Joyce, exclusively for Sky Sports. “If you are sick, don’t fight. There’s no point in going outside and fighting for your heart and you’re not in the right physical form.
“Get out there and fight when you are at its peak, top -notch, top -notch condition and put your best performance. Put the best leg forward and the one that everyone will remember. Not the one that everyone remembers [against Joyce with] I’m sick. “
How good is the ‘heavy’ bakola?
Bakole has 21 wins of his 22 professional fights, with his only loss of professional arrival against Michael Hunter 2018.
“I think it’s fair to say [Bakole] Has the most avoided man in a serious category division, “said former boxer champion in Matthew Macklin Middle Category Sky Sports. “His opportunity is likely to come through something like that.
“He is a difficult struggle for anyone. A massive man, very strong, he occurs, does not load, very relaxed style … Joseph Parker will be aware of how dangerous Bakola is.
“But in Parker, you have a guy who comes back with victories against Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, who were people who were not necessarily choosing as voluntary. Parker proved that he would fight anyone.”
Can ‘Backback’ Bakole Shock Parker?
Top coach Dave Coldwell said Sky Sports: “Emotions as a fan who went out, you are sad. But then it is a replacement to be Bakola, a man with whom no one wants to fight is incredible.
“If you are Joseph Parker, you are experienced, you know the game, you know Bakola and you know that you can’t afford to sulk, because you know you are against the real threat – a man who doesn’t want to fight. He will be relentless to shoot the body, he has a strong stitch ;
“He’s one of those fighters.
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