Oleksandr Usyk was sat ringside with Anthony Joshua as they watched Joseph Parker’s statement victory in Riyadh. The WBO interim heavyweight champion produced a devastating performance as he

ANTHONY JOSHUA and Oleksandr Usyk shared the same stunned reaction after Martin Bakole was brutally KO’d. Joseph Parker left his opponent flattened with a huge right hand in the second

Oleksandr Usyk was ringside to watch Joseph Parker take on Martin Bakole. It was a whirlwind week in Saudi Arabia, where Parker was initially set to challenge Daniel Dubois for his IBF heavyweight title.

However, Britain's Dubois was forced to withdraw from the Parker fight on Thursday, which was set to co-headline the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 mega-card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker will instead defend his WBO interim heavyweight title against dangerous contender Martin Bakole on the show.

Dubois was due to defend the IBF heavyweight title against Parker on Saturday, but the champion was pulled from the fight on two days’ notice due to illness. That led Bakole to step in, as the “most-avoided” heavyweight fights Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Joseph Parker didn’t skip a beat taking on late replacement Martin Bakole as he unleashed a devastating right hand in the second round that put the giant fighter from the Congo down and out.

The New Zealander defeated short-notice opponent Martin Bakole with a second-round TKO in the co-main event of the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 card in Riyadh. The fight ended in slow motion. Parker looked strong in the first round,