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A belt around his ear and a new belt around his waist were Joseph Parker's rewards from a mixed night in Germany for New Zealand's top professional boxer.
Parker was left with a perforated left eardrum after dropping his guard in the sixth round against Brazil's Marcelo Nascimento in Oberhausen yesterday.
He survived a torrid round to regain his composure and, under pressure, finished Nascimento in the next round with an impressive flurry that saw Australian referee Brad Vocale step in and stop the fight for a TKO result.
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Parker was left with a perforated left eardrum after dropping his guard in the sixth round against Brazil's Marcelo Nascimento in Oberhausen yesterday.
He survived a torrid round to regain his composure and, under pressure, finished Nascimento in the next round with an impressive flurry that saw Australian referee Brad Vocale step in and stop the fight for a TKO result.
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