Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Like several other top heavyweights, Joseph Parker (21-0, 18KOs) learned some valuable lessons from sparring former division ruler Wladimir Klitschko, who also used current world champion Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua as sparring partners in recent years.
The competition level isn’t quite there, but Andy Ruiz otherwise feels as prepared as possible ahead of his vacant title fight showdown versus Joseph Parker this Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand. The 27-year old Mexican-American heavyweight from California touched down in Auckland on Sunday morning, well-rested and eager to get through fight week.
Andy Ruiz has arrived in New Zealand for next Saturday's showdown with Joseph Parker for the vacant WBO heavyweight world title. Parker admits his boxing career has been physically draining, yet he has never felt mentally sharper.
On Wednesday, a press conference was held in London to officially announce a fight between David Haye and Tony Bellew for March 4 at the O2 Arena. Bellew, who holds the WBC cruiserweight world title, will move up in weight for the pay-per-view contest.
The New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has taken issue with his trainer Kevin Barry ahead of his upcoming WBO world title fight in Auckland. Barry rates Parker's opponent American Andy Ruiz as the favourite for the December 10th fight and believes Ruiz has better hand speed than his charge.
Joseph Parker's camp have claimed the underdog status ahead of his World Boxing Organisation heavyweight title fight against Mexican-American Andy Ruiz in Auckland. The pair will fight for the WBO belt at Vector Arena in less than a fortnight, on December 10.
December 10th marks as something of a watershed moment in the boxing career of Kevin Barry. After winning an Olympic Silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles games where Evander Holyfield was sensationally disqualified when hitting Barry after the referee called break; Barry then managed David Tua all the way to his unsuccessful tilt for Lennox Lewis’ world titles in 2000. Now some 16 years later he stands on the cusp of fulfilling a long-held dream to see a New Zealand-born fighter win a world heavyweight championship.
As the day’s blast past us in that breathless sprint to Christmas a world title fight between Joseph Parker/Andy Ruiz Jr has seemingly materialised out of nowhere, coming hot off the heels of Tyson Fury’s spectacular meltdown. And in the lead-up to the festive season both Parker and Ruiz have the opportunity to deliver an early Christmas gift to their respective homelands in this history making fight which will see either New Zealand or Mexico celebrate their first ever heavyweight title holder.
BoxNation will air the world title showdown between undefeated heavyweight titans Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz Jr exclusively live next month. The pair will collide for Tyson Fury’s recently vacated WBO title on December 10th at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand as the heavyweight division ushers in a new era.
Mexican heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz hasn't been impressed with the form of Joseph Parker and believes he's going to have success with pressuring the New Zealand heavyweight. The pair will fight for the vacant WBO world heavyweight title in Auckland next month, as part of a big event on December 10th. Ruiz told Fairfax Media that he's as studied the past fights of the 24-year-old Parker, and he's noticed that the New Zealand can't fight well going backwards.