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Dillian Whyte has verbally bashed former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. The two heavyweight rivals will collide next Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, as the main event of a Sky Sports Box Office card. Whyte is coming off a brutal knockout victory over Lucas Browne, while Parker went the full distance with unified champion Anthony Joshua back in March.
IBF, WBA, IBO, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is backing his former foe, Dillian Whyte, will win very big in less than two weeks. Whyte is facing former WBO world champion Joseph Parker on July 28th at the O2 Arena in London.
Joseph Parker’s trainer has demanded that the British Boxing Board of Control assign “a fair referee” to his upcoming fight against Dillian Whyte. New Zealand’s Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) and London’s Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) are scheduled to meet in a 12-round heavyweight fight July 28 at O2 Arena in London. Kevin Barry, Parker’s trainer, made it clear upon their arrival Tuesday in the United Kingdom that Parker’s team is still displeased with how Italian referee Giuseppe Quartarone officiated Parker’s 12-round, unanimous-decision defeat to Anthony Joshua on March 31 in Cardiff, Wales.
Former WBO world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has been sparring with Eric Molina, as the New Zealander prepares for his upcoming fight Dillian Whyte. Parker will collide with Whyte on July 28th at The O2 on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
After his points decision loss at the hands of Anthony Joshua earlier in the year it may have been a reasonable expectation of many fight fans to see former WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker ease back into contention rather than take on a dangerous assignment. We’ve seen it many times before when a fighter takes their first defeat, an inevitable diet of two or three tune-up fights, rake up some wins and then another serious run takes place. It seems Team Parker have chosen a different route, looking to jump right back into the title contention mix whilst taking on another Brit, the teak tough Dillian Whyte. As BoxingScene caught up with Parker’s head trainer Kevin Barry to glean his insights it seems the word ‘redemption’ is foremost in his mind.
Former WBO heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker will get a big assist from his friend David Haye, as the New Zealand superstar will prepare for his upcoming showdown with Dillian Whyte. The contest takes place at The O2 on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has taken some hard shots at his upcoming opponent, former world champion Joseph Parker. Parker suffered a twelve round decision loss in his March unification with Anthony Joshua, who walked away with the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO world titles. Now Whyte, who was stopped by Joshua in 2015, is facing Parker on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office, at the O2 Arena in London.
Top contender Dillian Whyte is not feeling sorry for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, who failed in his attempt to finalize a unification deal with WBA, IBF, IBO world champion Anthony Joshua. Whyte is currently preparing for his high stakes showdown with former champion Joseph Parker on July 28th at the O2 Arena in London.
BoxingScene caught up with Joseph Parker as he is in the midst of preparations for his sure-to-be fireworks fight with Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena, July 28th. This is a very different Parker than any we’ve seen in the past, coming off a 12 round decision loss to Anthony Joshua, entering camp for this fight Parker is only 4 to 5 kgs off his premium fighting weight and more importantly injury free. Perhaps this is what’s behind his upbeat mood as we sit down to talk.
Joseph Parker’s promoter is lobbying for better officials than he feels have worked each of Parker’s last two fights in the United Kingdom. David Higgins has made the British Boxing Board of Control well aware that he is displeased with the officials for Parker’s majority-decision win against England’s Hughie Fury and the former WBO heavyweight champion’s unanimous-decision loss to Anthony Joshua. The BBBC has not yet assigned judges and a referee for Parker’s fight against London’s Dillian Whyte on July 28 at O2 Arena in London.