Joseph Parker: Martin Was Not Mentally Prepared For Joshua
British boxer Anthony Joshua's big win over Charles Martin is just what Joseph Parker's camp were after and has set the Kiwi heavyweight up for a "mega fight".
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Joseph Parker Back in Action on 8/1 in Invercargill
German Yakup Saglam proved little more than a speedbump in Joseph Parker's career, with the Kiwi heavyweight easily winning by knock out in the second round in Palmerston North on Saturday night. Parker's left jab was lethal and it set him up for the win. He clocked Saglam with a jab, then finished it off with a big right hook 45 seconds into the second round, knocking The Scorpion to the deck and Saglam's corner threw the towel in.
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Parker: Wladimir Klitschko is a Beast in Training Camp
Joseph Parker is returning to the place where he first made his name as a boxer. The Kiwi heavyweight will fight in Palmerston North on June 13 against a yet to be determined opponent, his second fight in Manawatu. Parker, 23, said he was first recognised as an amateur at a show organised by Palmerston North's Billy Meehan in 2009. In that fight, a young Parker beat Yamiko Chinula, from Christchurch, who was nine years older than Parker. Six years later Parker is in Miami sparring with world champion Wladimir Klitschko in preparation for his next bout.
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Joseph Parker Getting Needed Experience With Klitschko
Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has been going toe-to-toe with the world's best heavyweight in preparation for his June fight. Parker and his trainer Kevin Barry are in camp in Miami, training with world champion Wladimir Klitschko as Parker builds up to his June 13 fight in Palmerston North. Parker was initially anxious about sparring with the world champion, but was fine after a couple of sessions and has held his own against the big Ukrainian. "It doesn't get any better," Barry said from Miami. "There are lots of big men in the heavyweight division but Klitschko happens to be the very best of them.
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