Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: All fighters on weight, Parker a career-high

Tomorrow’s Riyadh Season show is official after a largely uneventful weigh-in, though Joseph Parker smashed his previous career-high and Martin Bakole is still en route

Save for the fact that half of the co-main event had yet to arrive, the weigh-ins for tomorrow’s Riyadh Season super-card went off without a hitch. All fighters present made weight without issue, though Joseph Parker did turn in a surprising number.

Parker, who was originally slated to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF title before a last-minute illness on “Dynamite’s” part led Martin Bakole to tag in, hit the scales at a career-high 267 pounds. This is nearly 20 pounds heavier than when he got off the canvas to beat Zhilei Zhang last March and beats his previous career-high, 255.25 against Joe Joyce, by more than 10.

This would have given him a noteworthy size advantage against Dubois, who’s never weighed in above 250, but could come back to bite him against the gigantic Bakole. It will be interesting to see whether he can still weaponize that, especially considering the suspect state of Bakole’s cardio.

The full list, per Julius Julianis, Sky Sports, and The Ring:

Artur Beterbiev: 175 lbs.
Dmitry Bivol: 174.1 lbs.

Joseph Parker: 267 lbs.
Martin Bakole: N/A (still in transit)

Shakur Stevenson: 134.1 lbs.
Josh Padley: 134 lbs.

Carlos Adames: 158.1 lbs.
Hamzah Sheeraz: 159 lbs.

Vergil Ortiz Jr: 153.2 lbs.
Israil Madrimov: 152.1 lbs.

Zhilei Zhang: 287.5 lbs.
Agit Kabayel: 241 lbs.

Joshua Buatsi: 175 lbs.
Callum Smith: 174.1 lbs.