Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has offered New Zealander Joseph Parker a vote of confidence as he prepares for his next bout. The 24-year-old Aucklander is ranked at No.6 by the IBF, and is scheduled to meet No.5 Carlos Takam on May 21 in a title eliminator bout at a venue yet to be decided.
Australian heavyweight sensation Lucas Browne has told rising New Zealand boxing star Joseph Parker to "piss off and work hard like I did". Parker's handlers have long sought a fight with the rugged Australian and were quick to call him out after he beat WBA champ Ruslan Chagaev by TKO in Chechnya last weekend.
Lucas Browne had barely done up the buckles on his shiny new WBA heavyweight belt when a challenge was issued from across the Tasman, with Joseph Parker's camp saying they would be happy to 'humiliate' the Australian at the first opportunity
As usual, it all boils down to money. Cash is king in the boxing business. A fight between Joseph Parker and newly-crowned Australian heavyweight champion Lucas Browne makes sense on a number of levels. The obvious one being the old adage you clean up your backyard first.
Drug testing and neutral officials have already been agreed to as the rival camps of heavyweight boxers Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam begin negotiations to host their world title eliminator.
Joseph Parker says he and British star Anthony Joshua have both taken "risky fights" as they look to enhance their prospects in the rejuvenated heavyweight division. Joshua takes on IBF world champion Charles Martin in a title fight in London early next month. Parker fights rugged Frenchman Carlos Takam to be the IBF's mandatory challenger, earning the right to take on the winner of Joshua v Martin.
Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has taken time out from preparing for his heavyweight title eliminator bout with Carlos Takam to show New Zealand sevens star Liam Messam around Las Vegas.
Just how good is Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker? That will be known after his next fight, says trainer Kevin Barry. France-based 35-year-old Cameroon fighter Carlos Takam was confirmed on Thursday as Parker's next opponent.
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker will fight Carlos Takam to find the new mandatory challenger for the IBF world heavyweight title. Joseph Parker after winning his bout with Jason Pettaway. The fight will put the victor on a path to fight the winner of the upcoming IBF title bout between American Charles Martin and Anthony Joshua.
According to promoter Dean Lonergen, Joseph Parker will target the winner of the upcoming title clash between Charles Martin and Anthony Joshua, which is scheduled for April 9th at London's O2 Arena on April 9, live on Sky Sports Box Office.