Two of the fights on Saturday’s stacked cards saw late replacements as fight night approached. The Shakur Stevenson – Floyd Schofield match saw Schofield bow out with in illness and Stevenson will now face Josh Padley (15-0, 4 KOs).
Also, the heavyweight clash between IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker dropped out when Dubois fell ill. Replacing Dubois will be Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs). Bakole last fought on the Riyadh show in California last August, blasting out Jared “Big Baby” Anderson in two rounds and has won 10 straight fights since his only loss in 2018.
