Bakole was in his native Republic of Congo, when he received the call, and will fly over 3,000km to arrive in the Saudi Capital on Friday local time, before fighting Parker on Saturday.

DANIEL Dubois has withdrawn from his IBF heavyweight world title defence against Joseph Parker due to illness. Dubois was ...

Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker while Artur Beterbiev faces Dmitry Bivol in an ...

EDDIE HEARN is ready to hand Tyson Fury a deadline to decide if he wants to fight Anthony Joshua. The 36-year-old hung up his ...

ANTHONY JOSHUA could finally get the chance to fight for the WBC title – but it all depends on Daniel Dubois. Joshua, 35, has ...