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Why Joseph Parker ends Martin Bakole’s fairy-tale title bid with crushing knockout in second round

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Martin Bakole replaced Daniel Dubois suddenly, but Joseph Parker dispatched him in two rounds before the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch for undisputed light-heavyweight title; watch blockbuster Riyadh Season bill live on Sky Sports Box Office

Joseph Parker took just two rounds to knock out Martin Bakole, a top-tier heavyweight who came in at the shortest possible notice to replace Daniel Dubois, at the ANB Arena in Riyadh.

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Bakole was attempting a feat that was surely without precedent in the sport. When Daniel Dubois, the IBF world champion, fell ill just two days before he was due to fight Parker, Bakole decided to replace him.

Travelling from Kinshasa in the DR Congo, Bakole landed in Riyadh in the early hours of Saturday morning to take on Parker, another world-ranked heavyweight, later that night for the latter’s WBO Interim title.

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Parker jabbed diligently at the 310lb behemoth. But Bakole cuffed him with a hard right just before the end of the first round.

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The two tapped gloves respectfully and then Bakole allowed himself a brief moment of celebration. He liked his start.

Fighting in gloves borrowed from Dubois, Bakole marched after Parker in the second round.

There were hints of danger from Bakole as he heaved punches at the body, then the head.

Bakole demonstrably shook off the New Zealander’s cross and came for him.

But Parker then bowled over his right. It clipped Bakole high on the head. That robbed him of his balance, his legs shivered out from under him and Bakole toppled over.

Bakole used the ropes to heave himself upright, but the referee would not let him continue, ruling him out at 2:17 of the second round.

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Reason Why Joseph Parker knocks Bakole out in second round

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Joseph Parker needed only two rounds to knock Martin Bakole in their heavyweight clash on Saturday.

Bakole was on holiday when he was offered the chance to replace Daniel Dubois in the fight.

Dubois, the IBF world champion, fell ill just two days before his much anticipated fight with Parker.

Bakole was walking Parker down in the first round, but the Kiwi used his speed to figure out the puzzle.

In the second round, Bakole took a big right hand over the top that made him lose balance and the referee ended the bout.

After his victory, Parker called for a title shot. But he might have to wait a while, as Dubois is set to face Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed contest.

“Martin Bakole, thank you for accepting the challenge of flying all the way here on short notice and giving me a good fight,” Parker said.

“I stayed calm, structured, composed and got the victory.

“I’m fit, strong, healthy and sharp. Andy Lee broke it down for me, I had to be patient.”

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Anthony Joshua in huge boost to fight for world title he has NEVER won… but why it all depends

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Anthony Joshua in huge boost to fight for world title he has NEVER won… but why it all depends on Daniel Dubois

ANTHONY JOSHUA could finally get the chance to fight for the WBC title – but it all depends on Daniel Dubois.

Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker face off at a press conference.
Daniel Dubois defends his IBF title against Joseph Parker

Joshua, 35, has twice held the unified WBA, IBF and WBO versions of the belts – but never the iconic green and gold WBC.

The strap is currently held by Oleksandr Usyk, 38, after he took it from Tyson Fury, 36, and then defended it in his pair of points wins last year.

But he had to vacate the IBF title to proceed with his December rematch with Fury – which he won via disputed decision.

Dubois, 27, was meanwhile elevated from interim champion to the full version – knocking out AJ in his first defense in September.

Oleksandr Usyk shaking hands with Daniel Dubois after a boxing match.
Oleksandr Usyk could fight the winner between Dubois vs Parker

He now puts it on the line against Joseph Parker, 33, on Saturday night in Riyadh – with Usyk in line to fight the winner.

That would make it for all four undisputed belts again – so Agit Kabayel and Zhilei Zhang contest for the interim version on the undercard.

Winning that trinket title automatically puts the winner in line to challenge for the full version or be elevated in the event of the champ being stripped.

And WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is open to Joshua fighting for the WBC interim belt this year against either Zhang, 41, or Kabayel, 32.

Sulaiman told SunSport: “Very possibly Anthony Joshua could fight the winner and then the winner would be the interim champion.

“What we’re trying to do is to give the fans the best fights possible.

“We are administering within our rules that give us plenty of room to be ordering or managing the divisions for the benefit of the industry

“So that is a very doable thing if Anthony Joshua is to fight the winner of Kabayel-Zhang – absolutely it would be an WBC interim title fight.”

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Why Daniel Dubois Reveals Who Hit Harder Between Oleksandr Usyk And Anthony Joshua

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Daniel Dubois has been in the ring with both Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, and may be again soon.

The young Brit’s first world title tilt came against Usyk in August of 2023 after the Ukrainian had taken three of the four major belts from Joshua and defended them in a rematch.

Dubois tried to impose himself on the southpaw champion but was largely unsuccessful save for a moment in the fifth round when he would drop Usyk. It was immediately ruled a low blow and Usyk was given ample time to recover before getting back into his rhythm and scoring his first stoppage in three fights. Dubois was put down in both the eighth and ninth before failing to stand for the referee’s count.

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While Usyk went on to become undisputed champion with a win over Tyson Fury, Dubois bounced back with wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, fighting himself into a position to hold the interim IBF belt and subsequently the full title when Usyk vacated it.

His first defence came against Joshua at Wembley Stadium, and the 28-year-old would retain his strap with an assured and destructive performance that saw him drop ‘AJ’ three times before the fifth round stoppage. Joshua did land a few heavy shots of his own in an attempt to turn the tide, one of which Dubois says felt like a ‘bomb going off.’

 

Despite that, in a recent feature with the Ring Magazine ‘DDD’ said Tyson Fury, who he has only sparred, hits harder than Joshua and that Usyk hits harder than Fury. A surprising outcome given ‘AJ’ is known as the knockout puncher between the three.

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Dubois puts his belt on the line against Joseph Parker this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a win all but guaranteeing him a rematch with Usyk for the undisputed championship.

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Why Papoose & Claressa Shields Spotted In Hawaii Amid Remy Ma Reconciliation Rumors

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Claressa Shields

Their union comes amid a storm of controversy, as it follows a public feud between Shields and Papoose’s wife, rapper Remy Ma. The situation has captivated fans, blending the worlds of boxing, hip-hop, and personal drama.

Shields, widely regarded as one of the greatest female boxers in history, and Papoose, known for his sharp lyricism, are now in the spotlight for reasons beyond their careers. Their relationship has raised eyebrows, not just because of their fame but because Papoose remains legally married to Remy Ma.

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Tensions between Shields and Remy Ma have played out in public, with accusations and defenses exchanged in a battle that has blurred the lines between personal conflict and public spectacle. Fans were stunned when news of the relationship broke, as it seemed to confirm what had previously been speculation and rumor.

Despite the controversy, Shields and Papoose appear unfazed. Their Hawaiian getaway marks a new chapter in their relationship, and social media has been flooded with reactions. Meanwhile, Remy Ma has made her feelings clear, taking to social platforms to express frustration over her estranged husband’s new romance.

The ongoing feud has fueled debate in both the hip-hop and sports communities. Fans have taken sides, some defending Remy Ma, while others support Shields and Papoose’s decision to move forward. What began as a private matter has become a full-blown public saga, with each new development dissected across social media.

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Amid the drama, Shields and Papoose have carved out a moment of peace in Hawaii. The island retreat has given them a chance to escape the chaos and focus on their relationship. Photos and updates from their trip have surfaced online, offering glimpses into their time together.

Regardless of outside opinions, the couple seems committed to their new relationship. Whether exploring the islands or simply unwinding away from scrutiny, Shields and Papoose appear to be growing closer with each passing day.

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Reason Why Gervonta Davis reveals his dream fight: “We should have fought”

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Gervonta Davis always makes headlines when he has a microphone in his hand, and this time was no exception. The boxer was a guest on ‘A Safe Place Podcast’, where he talked about everything and, as usual, Gervonta did not hold back and had no filter in giving his opinions

His use of social media, especially X, is somewhat controversial as he even messes with the haters who attack him on Elon Musk’s social network. He is quite a character, but in the ring he is one of the best in the world, that cannot be debated

Is he going to retire from boxing?

The famous rapper Lil Yachty was very blunt in questioning Gervonta about whether his upcoming fight with Lamont Roach would be the last of his career.

The boxer left a response that reassured those familiar with the sport:

“I have more plans. Definitely some more heads on the wall,” Gervonta commented

Without a doubt, this will give his fans peace of mind, as he always threatens with the idea of hanging up his gloves and not returning.

Gervonta Davis did not hide that he is very happy with his career, but he has a thorn in his side, because he wanted that fight no matter what.

“In the back of my mind. I was like, ‘Damn, he was a fighter that I was supposed to fight. Or I was asked to fight,'” said Gervonta.

Who is he talking about? ‘Tank’ refers to Vasyl Lomachenko. Last year they were very close to closing negotiations for that fight, but everything went downhill once the Ukrainian decided to pause his career

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However, Davis does not endorse those who criticized Lomachenko for not accepting the proposal and is very sure that it is not about ‘fear‘:

“I felt like he didn’t like people saying he was scared or something like that. I thought I don’t think that’s the case,” the Baltimore boxer said

In this case, ‘Tank’ is on the Ukrainian’s side in thinking more about his family: “Now he’s older and has kids. Now it’s more about the kids. I feel like, you know, all that energy. I mean, we still want to make money, but now 80% is about the kids,” he said

On the other hand, a retirement for Loma would be very close according to his ideas, he placed December 2024 as his date to stop being a professional boxer, for now he still does not speak out and only leaves intrigue to the world of boxing.

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Why Gervonta Davis’ Gangster Image Shattered as Keyshawn Davis Hits Where It Hurts the Most

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WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis might be the face of boxing, but rising star Keyshawn Davis doesn’t think much of the Baltimore native. ‘The Businessman’ is geared to lock horns with WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk on February 14th at the Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, but hasn’t lost sight of ‘Tank.’

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Much like the entire lightweight division, Keyshawn Davis has called out Davis for a fight several times. Akin to the rest of the folks, ‘Tank’ has refused to give Keyshawn the time of the day. However, this didn’t stop the Norfolk native from hitting Davis where it hurts the most. While appearing in an interview with Fight Hub TV recently, Keyshawn took digs at the WBA champion.

“I would love to face [Gervonta Davis]. … I just think he [doesn’t] have the balls to fight me. I really just feel that way… I don’t think he really got the balls to see me on contract and fight me,” Keyshawn Davis said. ‘The Businessman’ will fight for his first major title this weekend, and a win here technically puts him on the same level as Gervonta Davis.

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‘Tank’, on the other hand, is expected to clash against WBA featherweight champion Lamount Roach Jr. on March 1st in Brooklyn. Regardless, Keyshawn Davis thinks if Gervonta was really up for it, it’s a very easy fight to make between them.

Later in the interview, the 25-year-old roped in David Benavidez, highlighting his situation with Canelo Alvarez. Benavidez, despite being Canelo’s mandatory for over a year, hasn’t been able to secure a fight. So, Keyshawn Davis wants to carve out his own path rather than chase Gervonta Davis to the end of the earth.

“I’m just waiting for him to send me a contract, bro,” Keyshawn said. “I feel like, with me and him, making a fight is easier because everybody knows who the A side is. Everybody knows what the f**k’s going on when it comes down to me and him as far as making a fight. I feel like it’s actually a really easy fight to make and it’s definitely easy promoting it.”

That said, it appears Keyshawn Davis is sick and tired of trying to convince Gervonta Davis to give him the fight that he deserves. However, whether they will ever meet in the ring is yet to be seen. Do you think Keyshawn Davis can beat Gervonta Davis? Let us know in the comments down below.

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See Floyd Mayweather’s Protege Stands up for Gervonta Davis as Boxing Rival Aims Target at ‘Tank’

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Fort Stockton, Texas’ Abel Mendoza might not have faced the toughest opponents in his 9-year-long career, but he sure talks a big game. The undefeated 29-year-old has largely flown under the radar, fighting journeymen on club shows with sprinkles of debutants. However, his latest comments about Gervonta Davis have caught the eye of Curmel Moton—the protege of Floyd Mayweather.

Moton, one of the brightest prospects in boxing, has trained under the watchful eyes of former five-division champion Mayweather and is often referred to as the next big thing in the sport. The 18-year-old is coming off a one-sided win over Frank Zaldivar last weekend, stopping the Cuban with a 3rd round knockout.

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Regardless, the entire situation between Moton and Mendoza began when an X user posted a side-by-side graphic of the fighters, asking for a potential fight between them. Initially, Moton responded to the fight proposal on the social media platform by claiming he would beat Mendoza easily. “I’d do him so bad,” Moton wrote.

Following this, Mendoza appeared in an interview with Jay Fiore on YouTube, where he claimed, “I’ll tell you what. After I knock out ‘Tank,’ I’ll give you [Curmel Moton] a shot—once you become a contender.” It’s worth mentioning that there’s no evidence that Gervonta Davis has any intentions of fighting Mendoza.

Instead, Davis is slated to lock horns with WBA super featherweight champion Lamont Roach Jr. on March 1st in Brooklyn. Regardless, after discovering Mendoza’s comments about Gervonta Davis and him, Moton explained he is at a loss for words. “Both these 🥷🏽 so corny and delusional. I don’t even know how to respond to this shii,” Moton wrote on X.

Even though this surprising rivalry seems like it can turn into an intriguing fight between Mandoza and Moton, the 29-year-old Fort Stockton native seems to be threatening to overtake Floyd Mayweather’s achievement.

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Abel Mendoza is inching closer to Floyd Mayweather’s legendary 50-0 record, sitting at 42-0. However, the undefeated lightweight has yet to face elite competition, with most of his wins coming against journeymen. Unlike Mayweather, who had won world titles in five divisions by this stage, Mendoza isn’t ranked by any major sanctioning body at 135 lbs.

Despite his unblemished record, Mendoza has drawn criticism from rising prospects like Curmel Moton and J’Hon Ingram, who dismissed his resume as weak. Previously, Moton even mocked Mendoza’s resume with three trash can emojis on social media.

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Reason Why Teddy Atlas Didn’t Hesitate When Asked Who Would Get KO’d In A Prime George Foreman vs Mike Tyson Fight

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Legendary trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas has had his say on who he believes was better between heavyweight legends Mike Tyson and George Foreman.

Tyson’s formidable prime came during the mid to late 1980s, where he became the youngest world heavyweight champion in boxing history with an explosive second round knockout win against Trevor Berbick in 1986.

He then went on to hold the undisputed championship between 1987 and 1990 before eventually surrendering his titles to James ‘Buster’ Douglas.

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‘Big’ George’s glittering career came in two parts, which culminated in him becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in boxing history in 1994. Foreman captured world honours for the first time in January 1973 in a famous second round stoppage win over Joe Frazier.

Speaking on VladTV, Atlas, who once trained Tyson, made no mistake in favouring ‘Big’ George as the better fighter out of the two, claiming the once-formidable puncher was ‘greater’ than ‘Iron’ Mike.

“Call me a hater, come on go ahead, he’s greater for me than Tyson, and Tyson’s great but he’s greater.”

Atlas would go on to detail how Foreman would have caught Tyson coming in.

“You ain’t gonna like this Tyson fans … Foreman’s style was wrong for Tyson. He would’ve came in trying to slip and bob and I think it would’ve been a replay of the fight with Foreman and Frazier, twice, and we all know what happened in that – Foreman knocked him out.

Bad style match up, the right punches to catch him, the size advantage. And they are from the same era do we don’t even have to play the game to conform and adjust. Foreman was naturally the bigger guy. He would’ve been able to catch Tyson coming in, time him. Foreman had a great chin. Tyson would’ve landed maybe a left hook, Foreman could’ve handled it.”

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Foreman walked away from boxing in 1977 after a shock defeat to Jimmy Young, making his sensational return to the sport 10-years later. In November 1994 he defeated Michael Moorer via 10th round knockout to claim the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles, breaking the record for being the oldest heavyweight champion in history at 46 years and 169 days old.

A fight between ‘Big’ George and ‘Iron’ Mike never ended up materialising, although it was heavily speculated that the pair had been interested in facing each other in the early to mid 1990s, leaving fans wondering what could have happened in one of the great heavyweight showdowns that didn’t come to fruition.

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How Oleksandr Usyk earns BWAA Fighter of the Year, other winners announced

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The Boxing Writers Association of America on Monday released the results of its annual awards naming the best fighter, fight, trainer and manager of 2024, as well as several supporting honors.

Lineal, unified and de facto undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated Tyson Fury twice in 2024, was named the BWAA Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year.

Usyk was also involved in what may be the BWAA’s other most prestigious award, the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Fight of the Year, which went to his first meeting with Fury. Usyk battled and defeated Fury over 12 rounds on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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The Eddie Futch Trainer of the Year award went to Robert Garcia, who runs his eponymous boxing academy in Oxnard, California. In 2024, Garcia guided emerging pound-for-pound junior bantamweight star Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and new junior middleweight interim titleholder Vergil Ortiz Jnr, among others, while helping construct the perfect game plan for Jose Valenzuela to upset Isaac Cruz in August.

Egis Klimas was named the BWAA’s Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year. Klimas manages Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko, who bounced back from a 2023 defeat to Devin Haney with a win over George Kambosos Jnr to win a lightweight title last May in Kambosos’ native Australia.

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Additional BWAA 2024 awards winners include Bruce Silverglade (Good Guy); Marv Albert (Broadcast); Brad Goodman (Meritorious Service); Prichard Colon (Courage in Overcoming Adversity).

Full list of BWAA awards winners and nominees are as follows:

Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year: Oleksandr Usyk

Artur Beterbiev

Daniel Dubois

Zurdo Ramirez

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez

Oleksandr Usyk

Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Fight of the Year: Oleksandr Usyk W 12 Tyson Fury I

Raymond Ford KO 12 Otabek Kholmatov

Derek Chisora W 10 Joe Joyce

Vergil Ortiz Jnr W 12 Serhii Bohachuk

Kenshiro Teraji W 12 Carlos Canizales

Oleksandr Usyk W 12 Tyson Fury I

Eddie Futch Trainer of the Year: Robert Garcia

Don Charles

Freddy Fundora

Robert Garcia

Rudy Hernandez

Yuri Tkachenko

Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year: Egis Klimas

Keith Connolly

Egis Klimas

Vadim Kornilov

Brian Peters

Marvin Kohn Good Guy: Bruce Silverglade

Russ Anber

Sam Jackson/Andrew Roberts

Steve Pratt

Bruce Silverglade

Don Turner

Sam Taub Broadcast: Marv Albert

Marv Albert

Jim Gray

Dave Harmon

Mauro Ranallo

James “Smitty” Smith

Barney Nagler Long and Meritorious Service: Brad Goodman

Brad Goodman

Randy Gordon

Henry Hascup

Don Majeski

John Sheppard

John McCain & Bill Crawford Courage in Overcoming Adversity: Prichard Colon and family

Prichard Colon and family

Billy Dib

Vanes Martirosyan

Christy Martin

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