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.

Anthony Joshua reacts to Joseph Parker's knockout win against Martin Bakole and also provides update on his future.

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