Tony Bellew has given his take on the Joseph Parker vs. Martin Bakole fight. Parker was initially set to face Daniel Dubois in an IBF Heavyweight Title match-up. Dubois is the current IBF champion after having stopped Anthony Joshua in his last fight to retain his belt.

Following the drama of February 20 in Riyadh which saw Daniel Dubois unable to move forward with his scheduled IBF world title defence against Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs). Chaos ensued, but a replacement was promptly found and we will now see Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole (21-1,

Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole are set to face off this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia following a whirlwind week in the sport of boxing.

Tony Bellew admires Martin Bakole for taking on such a big challenge at short notice, but he believes the heavyweight dangerman only has a short window to beat Joseph Parker.

Martin Bakole is just hours away from the biggest fight of his professional boxing career having stepping up on short notice to take on Joseph Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Parker had been due to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF Heavyweight Championship.