
Dimitrenko Worried About Parker Judges, Felt Takam Was Robbed
Alexander Dimitrenko doesn't believe Joseph Parker beat Carlos Takam and concedes he will probably have to deliver a knockout to secure victory in New Zealand.
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Alexander Dimitrenko doesn't believe Joseph Parker beat Carlos Takam and concedes he will probably have to deliver a knockout to secure victory in New Zealand.

Joseph Parker's handlers are confident their fighter's focus is under control as talk continues to swirl of a rushed world title fight against Anthony Joshua. Parker fights German-based Russian Alexander Dimitrenko in Manukau on October 1.

World boxing champion Anthony Joshua says he enjoys watching opponents "turn from a man to a boy" in the ring as he starts to set his targets on rising New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker.

Joseph Parker is willing and ready to fight Anthony Joshua for the IBF world heavyweight title if his mandatory challenge is ordered for November 26 in Manchester.

On October 1st, at Vodafone Events Centre, South Auckland world rated heavyweight and IBF mandatory challenger Joseph Parker faces off against the towering colossus that is Russian Alexander Dimitrenko in a fight that Parker’s team has taken in a bid to acclimatise their man for the size and bulk that is IBF champion Anthony Joshua.

Junior Fa knows it's probably two years in the making, but he's already confident enough to say Joseph Parker is the man he wants to fight. Fa and Parker have history, splitting their four amateur fights two each, and momentum is slowly building behind the prospect of the pair eventually squaring off in the pro ranks.

Dean Lonergan, promoter of Joseph Parker, is not ruling out the possibility of a fight with IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the fall. Joshua is going to make the next defense of his title on November 26th in Manchester. The frontrunner to face him appeared to be Kubrat Pulev, but Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport recently stated that the negotiations were a bit difficult.

The respective promoters for IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Joseph Parker are putting the wheels in motion for a showdown in March of next year.

Matchroom Sports promoter Eddie Hearn is looking at the possibility of staging a huge heavyweight tripleheader on November 26th. The main event would feature Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17KOs), who would make the second defense of his IBF heavyweight championship - with the current frontrunner being battle tested and highly ranked Kubrat Pulev (23-1, 12KOs) of Bulgaria.

Joseph Parker's handlers are keen to get their fighter involved on the undercard to Anthony Joshua's next world title fight and are open to the opponent being Britain's David Price.