By Carlos Boogs

Hot heavyweight prospect Joseph Parker (13-0, 11 KOs) demolished Jason Pettaway (17-2, 10 KOs) in four rounds at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, New Zealand. Parker took command from the start and never took his foot off the gas. Pettaway was down in the third and again in the fourth.

Pettaway's corner was not happy with the way the fight ended. They claimed their boxer was clocked with finishing punch while already down on a knee from a previous combination of shots.

Parker hopes to be just as active in 2015 as he was in 2014 - when he entered the ring five times and stopped four of those opponents inside the distance - including Irinea Junior, Brian Minto and Marcelo Nascimento. The sole boxer to last the ten round distance is experienced, iron-chinned veteran Sherman Williams.

Parker, ranked at #10 by the WBA, hopes to land a world title shot by next year. He captured the WBO Oriental and PABA heavyweight titles last year.