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Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole: Start time, TV channel, live stream, full card as Daniel Dubois PULLS OUT
Will a title be on the line for Parker in the late replacement bout?
JOSEPH PARKER is now facing Martin Bakole TONIGHT after Daniel Dubois was forced to WITHDRAW from their huge heavyweight title fight.
And that is Scotland-based Congolese star Bakole with the last-minute bout added to the big Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 undercard.
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Dubois was forced to pull out on Thursday - just two days before his hotly anticipated mega-fight in Saudi Arabia.
DDD was deemed medically unfit to compete by doctors and so Bakole, 33, will take his place in the chief support slot.
SunSport understands that the earliest whispers of a Dubois problem arose on Thursday morning when a head cold was hinted at.
Instead, Bakole - with a record of 21 wins and one loss from his 22 fights - steps in to fight Parker.
Bakole is coming into the bout on the back of a career-best victory over Jarred Anderson in August.
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When is Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole?
- Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole is taking place on Saturday, February 22 from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The fight is the co-main support to the headline bout of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol.
- It is expected that the fight will start from around 9pm GMT, with the undercard beginning from 4pm.
What TV channel and live stream is Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole on?
- Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole will be shown live on DAZN PPV, Sky Sports Box office and TNT Sports Box office.
- The event is available on pay-per-view for £19.99.
- Alternatively, SunSport will blog all the action as it happens live from Riyadh.
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Is there a world title on the line for Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole?
Dubois' IBF heavyweight title will stay with the Londoner and is not up for grabs in this fight.
However, there is still a lot at stake - with the winner set to get a shot at the full WBO belt.
Parker's WBO interim world title will be on the line.
The winner become the mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the full WBO title.
What happened at the weigh-in?
Parker weighed in at a career-heavy 267lbs on Friday night while Bakole was still in transit from Congo and missed the weigh in.
The Kiwi is at a huge weight disadvantage in the fight.
Bakole came in almost 50lbs BIGGER than Parker, tipping the scales at 310lbs.
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Who is fighting on the full card?
- Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol - for the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight titles
- Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole
- Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley - for the WBC lightweight title
- Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz - for the WBC middleweight titke
- Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov - for the interim WBC heavyweight title
- Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel - for the interim WBC heavyweight title
- Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith - for the interim WBO light-heavyweight title
- Bradley Rea vs Constantino Nanga
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