Dillian Whyte: record, next fight and profile →
Joseph Parker (24-1) doesn't expect his fight against Dillian Whyte (23-1) to go the distance. The Sky Sports pay-per-view event takes place July 28th at the O2 Arena. The 26-year-old Kiwi is very confident that he will be the second man to stop Whyte.
An article recently ran on BoxingScene.com in which former heavyweight title challenger Dillian Whyte(23-1) said that he hopes Joseph Parker (24-1) "leaves his running shoes at home and stands and fights." The two men will face each other on July 28th at the O2 Arena in the United Kingdom. Whyte's promoter Matchroom Boxing will put on the event.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has pegged Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) vs. Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) as a must-win encounter if either boxer is entertaining the idea of going for a world title in the immediate future. Their showdown is scheduled for July 28th at the O2 Arena in London.
Matchroom Boxing recently announced that top rated contender Dillian Whyte (23-1) will face Joseph Parker (24-1) on July 28th at the O2 Arena in the United Kingdom. The announcement caught some people by surprise because a few days prior to the announcement Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said that he was putting together a Bryant Jennings-Parker fight for August 18th in Atlantic City that would have been televised by ESPN.
On June 7th it was announced that former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1) would face former title challenger Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in the UK. The fight takes place on July 28th and will be distributed by Sky Sports pay-per-view.
12,000 tickets have been sold today for the crunch Heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker at The O2 in London on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Former WBO heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker will begin his bid to return to the top of the sport, with a fight against another British boxer, Dillian Whyte, in London next month. It will be Parker's first fight since he lost his unification bout to WBA, IBO, WBO, IBF champion Anthony Joshua back in March at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Dillian Whyte watched Joseph Parker lose to Anthony Joshua from a ringside seat March 31. There were times, according to Whyte, when Parker succeeded against the hard-hitting Joshua. Ultimately, however, Whyte feels Parker moved too much to have a chance to upset Joshua in their heavyweight title unification fight.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1) views his upcoming contest with Dillian Whyte (23-1) as a "50-50" fight. Last week, the two heavyweights came face to face to announce their showdown for July 28 at the O2 Arena in London.
Back in March, Anthony Joshua was forced to go the full twelve round distance for the very first time in his career. Prior to that fight, Joshua had knocked out all 20 of his opponents within eleven rounds. At the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Joshua unified the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles with a unanimous decision over Joseph Parker.