IBF Strips Bakole Of Title Eliminator After Parker Knockout; Ajagba Fight Loses Significance

The losing the knockout in the second round of Martin Bacol for the WBO heavyweight hero Joseph Parker last Saturday night has cost him his chance to fight in the IBF title against EFE Ajagba on May 2. Although the Bakole VS. struggle. Ajagba will continue to happen, but it will not be a removal.
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Dan Rafael says he told him an IBF spokesman “From the removerAnd they will search for the next “available competitor”. According to what was reported, Bakole got a day of $ 600,000 in his battle with Parker; some believe it can be higher. However, the loss of the chance to get rid of the IBF title is terrible.
Martin’s chances of defeating a wage to become a mandatory of IBF belt were high, and there is a lot of money that he could have been fighting for a world title. Now, Bacol is stuck in a position in which he would need to return slowly to where he was before losing to Parker. It took him eleven years to get a site to be about to fight for a world title.
With the battle of Bakole-Ajagba, you are no longer registered, Bakole will be better than withdrawing from the competition and focuses on facing a more prominent name. Even re-match with Jared Anderson would be better to fight ajagba (21-1, 14 KOS).
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It was too late, Bakole (21-2, 16 KOS) could not have been agreed to confront Parker (36-3, 24 KOS) with two days notice without a training camp. Bakole weight in 310 lbs and was not in physical condition for a good chance to win. Despite the weight gain, Bacul Parker stumbled in the first round, but it was very slow to finish it.
It would have been a profitable battle for Bakole if he had entered into this kind that was in his victory over Jared Anderson last August. He weighs 284 lbs in that competition and was more flexible.
News: After getting Ko’d from Parker on Saturday, Martin Bakole is not eligible for IBF heavyweight title on May 2, he was appointed to Vs Eff Ajagba. “Bacol is out of the remover,” said an IBF spokesman. “We will move to the next available competitor.” #boxing
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2025-02-26 15:19:00