Joseph Parker was in devastating form on Saturday night as he stopped Martin Bakole inside three rounds - but the Kiwi now has his eyes on Oleksandr Usyk

Plenty of prominent names were left stunned by how Joseph Parker dispatched of Martin Bakole in their interim WBO heavyweight title fight.

Conor McGregor often makes his presence known at some of the biggest combat sports events of the year but ‘The Mac’ wasn’t in town this past Saturday night. Whilst McGregor has been known to keep feuds alive,

However, Britain's Dubois was forced to withdraw from the Parker fight on Thursday, which was set to co-headline the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 mega-card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker will instead defend his WBO interim heavyweight title against dangerous contender Martin Bakole on the show.

Joseph Parker didn’t get the opponent he wanted, but he got the night he needed. On Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the co-main event to the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol headliner, Parker blasted out last-minute replacement foe Martin Bakole in the second round.

Oleksandr Usyk was ringside to watch Joseph Parker take on Martin Bakole. It was a whirlwind week in Saudi Arabia, where Parker was initially set to challenge Daniel Dubois for his IBF heavyweight title.

The Boys in the Back are joined by Uncrowned's Keith Idec to react to a massive night of fights from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has made it clear who he wants to fight next after being ringside for Joseph Parker's victory over Daniel Dubois replacement Martin Bakole