Here we go! Both fighters jabbing as we begin ‘Round 13’… The atmosphere? There is one suddenly, shouts from the fans.
The champion doubles it up, gets a little closer, reaching down to the body.
Bivol shuffles clockwise… Beterbiev seizing the centre of the ring.
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 23:02
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Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:57
Here comes Bivol, business mode… A silver gown, sleeveless, he looks dialled in. It’s a shortened ring walk…
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:55
OK, here we go… Michael Buffer has cleared his throat…
The undisputed rematch is here, will it live up to the expectations and hype?
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:52
“We have around 7,000, they came from the beginning, each fight can be a main event,” Turki Alalshikh says on DAZN.
“It is big and it is the best, we will have a lot of updates coming this year, next Eubank v Benn at Tottenham Stadium, New York, Haney, Canelo on 3 May, then the big fight with Canelo v Crawford in September, Haney Garcia in October and Inoue in November.
“We’re talking with Queensberry and Matchroom in July – five vs five again. If I think Matchroom has a chance [against Oscar De Le Hoya], I’ll do it [5 vs 5].”
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Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:43
Joseph Parker punches Martin Bakole (Getty Images)
Joseph Parker in action during his fight with Martin Bakole (REUTERS)
Joseph Parker knocks down Martin Bakole (REUTERS)
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:38
“I’m fit, strong, healthy and sharp,” Parker says.
“Andy (Lee) broke it down for me, can I fight for the world title next?
“If Usyk wants a dance partner? I want to fight for a world title again.
“That’s the best way. Catch them when they’re coming in.I will fight anyone and everyone.”
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:33
Top of the head, Bakole took a moment, swaying from side to side, then crumbled in the ring.
Parker made room to his left and looped the right over the top and clipped Bakole’s head. Devastating.
Dubois has the belt, but can the optics of Usyk fighting Dubois next? Fans will have legitimate arguments that Parker might have beaten Dubois tonight.
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:30
A war, a shoot-out… Parker has wiped out Bakole, GAME OVER!
That is genuine, game-changing power from the Kiwi, he is a problem and now arguably entering his peak moment as a professional.
This looks a more polished Parker, since the first world title reign.
Savvy and patient, but now with that extraordinary power to turn his opponent upside down!
How can Oleksandr Usyk fight Daniel Dubois after that?
Jack Rathborn22 February 2025 22:27
That one almost erupted in the final seconds of the round, the menacing Bakole looked outraged and furious as that body shot snuck in, with the niceties discarded briefly. Chess match? It can’t last, Bakole with an uppercut, then a swiping left. He’s so upright, straight forward, he wants to walk through Parker and swat him away like a fly. Parker’s nose has a red blemish.
Good body shot, Bakole! The uppercut just before too, Parker dragged into an energy-sapping slug-fest. Then Parker detonates, Bakole barely shook… KABOOM!! Bakole on the deck, it’s a HUGE SHOT!
