He quickly got to work in the ring and though he took one or two shots himself, in the second round he landed a thudding right hand on the top of Bakole’s head which sent him to the canvas. Although he rose, it was on unsteady legs and his trainer Billy Nelson had the referee stop the fight.

Joseph Parker just made quick work of Martin Bakole with a stunning second-round knockout to claim the WBO interim heavyweight world title at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.