On February 22, 2025, Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) and Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Joseph Parker is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Zhang Zhilei, 11 months and 14 days ago. Martin Bakole is on a 10-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Jared Anderson, 6 months and 19 days ago.
The winning odds are at 73.5-26.5 in favor of Joseph Parker, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Martin Bakole will put on a really good performance, Parker will be required to be at his best.
Joseph Parker stopped Martin Bakole via TKO in the 2nd round. Parker improves his record to 36-3 (24 KOs), while Bakole adds a loss to his record at 21-2.