IBF Title Bakole pulls up after Parker Knockout; Ajagba’s fight loses meaning

The defeat of Martin Bakole’s second round against the OMB heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker, last Saturday night has cost him the opportunity to fight in a title eliminator sanctioned by the FIB against Efe Ajagba on May. Although Bakole’s clash vs. Ajagba will continue to happen, it will not be a eliminator.

Eliminator left

Dan Rafael says that a FIB spokesman said that Bakole is “Outside the eliminator“And they will look for the next” contestant available. “According to the reports, Bakole obtained a payment day of $ 600,000 for their fight with Parker; some believe it could be higher. However, to lose the opportunity of the eliminator of the title of the title of the FIB is terrible.

Martin’s possibilities of defeating Ajagba to be mandatory for the FIB belt would have been high, and there is much more money that could have won the fight for a world title. Now, Bakole is caught in a situation where he will slowly need his way back where he was before his loss against Parker. He took eleven years to get to the position to be about to fight for a world title.

With the fight of Bakole-Ahagba it is no longer an FIB eliminator, Bakole would be better to get out of the contest and focus on facing a more prominent name. Even a rematch with Jared Anderson would be preferable to fight Ajagba (21-1, 14 ko).

310 pounds

In retrospect, Bakole (21-2, 16 kos) should not have agreed to face Parker (36-3, 24 kos) two days in advance without a training field. Bakole weighed 310 pounds and was not in physical conditions to have a good opportunity to win. Despite having overweight, Bakole staggered Parker in the first round, but was too slow to finish it.

It would have been a won fight for Bakole if he had entered the type of way he was in his victory over Jared Anderson last August. He weighed 284 pounds in that contest and was more agile.

News: After obtaining Ko’d by Parker on Saturday, Martin Bakole is not eligible for the IBF heavyweight title eliminator of May 2, he was ready for VS Efe Ajagba. “Bakole is out of the eliminator,” said a FIB spokesman. “We will go to the next contender available.” #boxing

– And Rafael (@danrafael1) February 26, 2025