Martin Bakole will this weekend take on Joseph Parker in a surprise turn of events at Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia.
Parker had been due to fight Daniel Dubois but the Brit was taken ill on Thursday.
It means Bakole, from Democratic Republic of the Congo, will stand in against Parker.
He’s won 21 out of his 22 fights, 16 of which came by knockout. His one loss was a knockout at the hands of Michael Hunter.
Here is his pro boxing record in full.
Bakole boxing record
Fight NumberResultOpponentTypeLocation22WinJared AndersonKOBMO Stadium, USA21WinCarlos TakamTKOKingdom Arena, Saudi Arabia20WinIhor ShevadzutskyiTKOG2A Arena, Poland19WinTony YokaMDAccor Arena, France18WinHaruna OsumanuKODubai Sports City, UAE17WinSergey KuzminUDThe SSE Arena, England16WinRodney HernandezTKOManchester Arena, England15WinKevin JohnsonTKOUtilita Arena, England14WinYtalo PereaTKOExhibition Centre Liverpool, England13WinMariusz WachTKOSpodek, Poland12LossMichael HunterTKOYork Hall, England11WinDL JonesTKOThe SSE Hydro, Scotland10WinAli BaghouzKORoyal Highland Centre, Scotland9WinKamil SokolowskiPTSYork Hall, England8WinDominic AkinladeTKOBowlers Exhibition Centre, England7WinTomas MrazekTKOBellahouston Leisure Centre, Scotland6WinLukasz RusiewiczPTSVillage Hotel, England5WinPatrick MadzingaTKOOlive Convention Centre, South Africa4WinFerenc ZsalekMDCentre Sportif Obercorn, Luxembourg3WinLukas FilkaKOHall Omnisport de La Préalle, Belgium2WinChris MbomboTKOEmperors Palace, South Africa1WinCecil SmithTKOEmperors Palace, South Africa
SD = Split decision
KO = Knockout
RTD= Retired
UD= Unanimous decision
MD= majority decision
TKO= Technical knockout