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

THREE emergency replacements have been lined up to replace Daniel Dubois amid concern he could be about to pull out of his ...

Hamzah Sheeraz - who challenges for the WBC middleweight belt on Saturday - tells BBC Sport why becoming world champion will ...

Australian Olympian and Paris 2024 bronze medallist Charlie Senior has announced he has signed an exclusive deal with ...

Oleksandr Usyk has fought a whole list of elites throughout his boxing career, but one man stands above the rest in terms of ...

Oleksandr Usyk has named Derek Chisora as his toughest-ever opponent, despite having faced and defeated some of boxing's ...

Oleksandr Usyk has fought the whos who of the heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He holds wins against Anthony Joshua ...

The signing of sought-after prospect Delicious Orie to Frank Warren provides the latest evidence of an incredible power shift in heavyweight boxing with the veteran show stager, aided by the calming ...

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Frank Warren wants to see Tyson Fury remain happy following his retirement. His comments were made after the pair were ...

The heavyweight division could open up once Oleksandr Usyk retires from the sport, so what could happen? Usyk is the current ...