Hey, so here’s a wild thought: Martin Bakole wants another crack at Joseph Parker after getting, well, knocked out real fast the first time. It’s kinda fascinating, right? He jumped into that fight with Parker on what, like, zero notice? February, that’s when it went down—Daniel Dubois was out sick, and boom, Bakole’s up. No real regrets there, he says. Gotta admire the guts.
Anyway, Bakole chatted with someone at The Ring. He did a favor for Turki Alalshikh, stepping in like that. Now, he’s thinking, after he takes on Efe Ajagba this weekend—cross fingers, he wins, right?—he’ll ask Alalshikh to hook up the Parker rematch.
Bakole’s pretty clear on this. “No regrets,” he says. Imagine getting to Saudi Arabia, and the next day, you’re in the ring. Nuts. But he felt he owed it to His Excellency Alalshikh or something—he’s the guy organizing Bakole’s fights. It’s like, give and take, right? So, he’s thinking if he nails this, he gets his rematch shot. With some actual prep this time. Makes sense.
So, here’s the kicker: Bakole’s got a couple of losses, one to Parker, but he’s convinced fans would eat up a rematch. Parker though? Maybe not so much. What’s in it for Parker? Nada. He’s waiting on a WBO title shot—Usyk’s got it, if you’re wondering. Rematching Bakole’s kind of a sideways move, maybe risky. But what if Usyk’s busy with someone else, maybe Joshua or Fury? Parker might end up fighting for the belt Usyk leaves behind—like, with Justis Huni or someone?
But who even knows? It’s all theoretical. Let’s wait and see if Bakole can actually beat Ajagba first. Then, maybe, we’ll figure out if Parker vs. Bakole 2 is even a thing people want. Would you bet on it? 🤷♂️
