Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua expects to make the next defence of his IBF heavyweight title in November and his promoter wants it to be New Zealand's Joseph Parker. Saturday's seventh-round stoppage of America's Dominic Breazeale in London represented both the finest performance of Joshua's career and the first defence of his title.
Joseph Parker has shrugged off Anthony Joshua's latest comments, the Kiwi heavyweight telling the IBF world champion he is ready to "get it on". The heavy-hitting young fighters have been trading observations on each other for some months. But that has ramped up since Parker beat Carlos Takam by unanimous decision in Auckland last month to become the mandatory challenger for the Englishman's belt.
At the start of a protracted build up to their anticipated title showdown, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has ignited the war of words by firing barbs Joseph Parker's way.
Well-known strength and conditioning trainer Justin Fortune is preparing Solomon Haumono for his scheduled fight with hot heavyweight contender Joseph Parker in Christchurch on July 21.
Joseph Parker stops at the resting place of Sonny Liston, the heavyweight champion who was brought to his knees outside the ring. Liston's unexceptional grave marker at the Davis Memorial Park's Garden of Peace in Las Vegas has one distinguishing characteristic - tradition dictates those paying their respects leave a quarter-dollar coin.
Anthony Joshua could fight Joseph Parker as early as March next year, according to boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. New Zealand heavyweight Parker became the mandatory challenger to Joshua's world title when he beat Carlos Takam in an IBF eliminator in Auckland last month.
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has scans scheduled for both elbows in a bid to rectify nagging joint pain ahead of next month's fight with Solomon Haumono in Christchurch.
The bruise brothers are reunited - and after Izu Ugonoh went toe-to-toe on Dancing with the Stars in Poland, Joseph Parker is now looking to get his training routine back in step.
His rise to prominence was more about potential, but that quickly transitioned to substance following a hard-fought decision win over Top 10 contender Carlos Takam. With a taste of fighting at the top level, Joseph Parker is now ready for another serving.
Levini Haumono lies bedridden in western Sydney nursing home, yet each time her boy enters a boxing ring he senses Mum is in his corner. The 71-year-old, who suffered a stroke five years ago, famously raced on to Belmore Oval when Solomon Haumono was technically knocked out while playing second row for the Bulldogs against Penrith during Super League's only season in 1997.