Bakole had garnered the label of "the boogeyman of the heavyweight division," with his power, size and ability to walk down opponents leading to trouble finding opponents. To Parker's credit, he jumped at the chance to face Bakole after Dubois pulled out of the bout, taking the IBF heavyweight title with him.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn 's instant, unfiltered reaction to Joseph Parker's brutal, second-round knockout win over late-replacement opponent Martin Bakole during the Riyadh Season event in Saudi Arabia was, truly, a sight to behold.

It wasn't the opponent Joseph Parker was planning to face two days ago, but it was still a good night for one of the heavyweight division's top contenders. The New Zealander defeated short-notice opponent Martin Bakole with a second-round TKO in the co-main event of the Beterbiev vs.