An appeal by Warren to the WBA for the fight to be ruled as a no contest and for an immediate rematch to be ordered was subsequently rejected.Dubois is desperate to avenge what he still sees as a burning injustice and “robbery” against Usyk,

Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdraws from boxing bout with Joshua Parker in Saudi Arabia due to illness.

Congolese fighter Martin Bakole has stepped up to face 33-year-old Parker and has already flown in. Thirty-one-year-old Bakole, who is based in Scotland, has lost just once in 22 fights, with 16 knock-outs.