Parker is immediately the one leading this dance, aiming several jabs to the body but Bakole just absorbs them.

Bakole whips through a left hook but it's wide of the mark. He's pretty stationary, maybe still feeling a bit of jet lag.

Bakole misses narrowly with a left uppercut but catches Parker with a firm right on the bell.

Could he cause an upset here?

Huge cheers from Joseph Parker's entourage as his record is read out.

We're ready to get going with the co-main event.

Who wins?

Thumbs up for Parker or thumbs down for Bakole.

Barry Jones
Former world champion on 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Parker v Bakole is arguably a better fight for the public then Dubois. I think that Bakole has to make it a four-round fight otherwise he won't have the energy, and if he doesn't have Parker seriously hurt or out of there within that time, I think Parker might stop him in seven.

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Teofimo Lopez has just been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, and credited Josh Padley for "showing what it really means to be a champion".

He also said that he's "getting closer" to a deal to fight in Riyadh, and said that fighting on the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez undercard is "possible".

Here comes Joseph Parker. He was preparing to face Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title but now has a completely different test on his plate.

The New Zealander is wearing a lovely red robe with some glittery tassels. Not my style but each to their own.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport boxing reporter

If we're looking for any positives from Daniel Dubois' withdrawal, it does mean we could well see another heavyweight undisputed world title match-up again soon.

Oleksandr Usyk - who holds the WBA (Super), WBC and WBO belts - has welcomed a rematch with Dubois.

But you have to feel for Joseph Parker in this whole situation. He had an opportunity to fight for a world title nine years after he won the WBO belt. It would have been some story. Through no fault of his own, though, that opportunity has been taken away.

The way Parker has handled himself over the past few days shows you just why he is considered one of the nicest guys in boxing.

Martin Bakole landed less than 24 hours ago and he's just made his way down the ramp wrapped in the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He looks so calm, fist bumping fans as he slowly walks to the ring.

I thought he might be conserving energy until he leaped over the top rope... I was at yoga this morning to try and discover that sort of athleticism.

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Martin Bakole was still in the air when Joseph Parker stepped on to the scales at a career heavy 19st 1lb on Friday.

Bakole missed the weigh-in after agreeing to replace IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on two days' notice.

The 31-year-old had to travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was in the capital city Kinshasa overseeing the build of a new house, to Ethiopia and then on to Riyadh where he landed in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Bakole eventually weighed-in at a career-heavy 22st 1lb.

"I wanted this fight," Parker said. "I wanted it because I wanted to challenge myself and Martin Bakole is right up there. Bring him on. There's a few changes we worked on last night."

Tuesday's edition of the podcast centred around Joseph Parker and his camp as they prepared to face IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois.

Parker's opponent may have changed by the mission remains the same as the New Zealander seeks a sixth successive win.

Trainer Andy Lee and George Lockhart - the man behind Parker’s nutrition, strength, and conditioning - also make an appearance.

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport boxing reporter

Martin Bakole was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he got a call on Thursday asking him to replace Daniel Dubois. Terms were agreed in an hour. On Friday afternoon, he boarded a flight. He took a connecting flight in Ethiopia and then landed in Saudi Arabia in the early hours of this morning.

I mean, there's cutting it fine and then there's rocking up to Riyadh on fight day.

There wasn't much between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol when they met in October but who comes out on top this time?

Will Beterniev make it back-to-back wins and retain his undefeated record? Or can Bivol earn revenge to become the undisputed light-heavyweight champion?

Have your say via the vote we have running. Just click here and scroll down until you see the option to vote!

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Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Martin Bakole has been based in Scotland for the best part of a decade.

The 31-year-old, who has previously described himself as half-Scottish, trains with Billy Nelson in Airdrie and has experience of training with IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois.

Bakole has won 21 of his 22 fights, losing only against American Michael Hunter in 2018, and he boasts an impressive 16 victories by knockout.

He stands at 6ft 6in tall, making him two inches taller than rival Joseph Parker, and has a reach of 77 inches - one inch longer than the New Zelander.

Bakole last competed in August 2024 when stopping American Jared Anderson.

Bakole, who is comfortably ranked in the top five with the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO, had been scheduled to face Nigerian contender Efe Ajaba in a final eliminator to face Daniel Dubois.

Read more about Bakole here.

IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois may have been forced to withdraw from his bout with Joseph Parker due to illness on Thursday, but we had so much content on Briton ready to offer you and it's a shame for it all to go to waste, right?

Dubois is no stranger to a highlight reel knockout win - 21 of his 22 wins have come via that route - so here are five of his best and a reminder of what we could have been in store for tonight.

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Just over a month ago Martin Bakole and Joseph Parker were all smiles when they crossed paths at the Ring Magazine Awards in London.

It looks like Parker was sizing up Bakole by taking a grip of those biceps.

The wheels keep on rolling.

We've got heavyweight action up next with Joseph Parker facing late call-up Martin Bakole before we go on to the main event.

Jeanette Kwakye
Former British 100m champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

What a commendable effort. Padley was running off adrenaline, you could see he had so much spirit and so much fight. Stevenson's speed and precision blows people away.

It all just became too much for Padley but what an incredible showing he put on and he can be immensely proud of his performance against a three-weight world champion on four days' notice.

Stevenson gets the job done in the end with some hard punches to the body.