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.
Martin Bakole is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Jared Anderson, 6 months and 19 days ago. Joseph Parker is on a 5-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Zhang Zhilei, 11 months and 14 days ago.
The winning odds are at 58.7-41.3 in favor of Martin Bakole. Joseph Parker could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.