Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Australian heavyweight boxer Solomon Haumono is being urged to abandon his "Neanderthal style" against IBF No.1 ranked contender Joseph Parker next week in a contest where he concedes he's totally up against it.
Joseph Parker is under orders not to talk up - or down to - Anthony Joshua as the New Zealand heavyweight boxer's preparations for a title fight enters its next phase in Christchurch - and don't expect him to bad mouth Solomon Haumono either.
Anthony Joshua says he'll make anyone who challenges him, including Kiwi Joseph Parker, look "rubbish". The British heavyweight boxer will face Parker in a mandatory IBF world title fight, with plans for the bout to be revealed in November.
Try as he might, Joseph Parker can't avoid Anthony Joshua's imminent presence. It's an awkward position Parker finds himself in; being forced to wait for his mandatory shot at the English IBF champion.
When your average 24-year-old has gone the distance on the Las Vegas strip and thrown in the towel, Joseph Parker's day is just beginning. The alarm is set for 4.50am, and 40 minutes later Parker is waiting for the security gates to open so he can jog the sidewalks of Henderson, Nevada, a city founded during World War II when the Basic Magnesium Plant was established to produce "miracle metal" for munitions casings and aeroplane engines.
BoxingScene.com has been advised by Kevin Barry, trainer of #1 IBF rated heavyweight contender Joseph Parker (19-0), that they will leave for New Zealand on Thursday July 7th in advance of their July 21st showdown against Solomon Haumono (24-2-2). The fight will be Parker's third of the year and takes place at the Horncastle Arena in Christchurch.
Anthony Joshua expects to make the next defence of his IBF heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Joseph Parker in November. Before then he plans to take a rest, with one of his next assignments being to commentate on Team GB's boxing squad at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio
According to Dean Lonergan, promoter for IBF mandatory challenger Joseph Parker (19-0, 16KOs), his fighter is ready to accept a November date with IBF heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17KOs)
Joseph Parker's potential title fight with Anthony Joshua continues to take shape with the IBF insisting the British heavyweight take on his mandatory challenger before January 9.
Joseph Parker insists he is 'ready now' to become the next opponent for IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The New Zealand fighter watched with interest as Joshua successfully defended his title with a seventh round stoppage win over Dominic Breazeale at The O2.