Boxer Joseph Parker insists he has no problem with the man dubbed the most avoided fighter in the heavyweight division becoming his new opponent for his fight in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

The New Zealander will now face 21-and-one Congolese fighter Martin Bakole in Riyadh – after the withdrawal of British IBF champion Daniel Dubois due to illness.

Parker's told boxing outlet IFL TV he and his team told Saudi power broker Turki Al-Sheikh they wouldn't shy away from any replacement.

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