Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Joseph Parker, who fought WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in early 2018, is hoping unbeaten Jarrell Miller can pull off a big upset on June 1. Miller will challenge Joshua at New York's Madison Square Garden. The contest will be Joshua's American debut.
Joseph Parker's promoter says the former WBO champion wants a rematch with Dillian Whyte, who "got lucky" in their first fight last year. Whyte – who has won nine on the spin since his solitary pro loss at the hands of rival Anthony Joshua - is yet to reveal his next move after beating Dereck Chisora for a second time in December.
Joseph Parker would welcome a fight with Tyson Fury in 2019 if the lineal heavyweight champion is unable to agree a rematch with Deontay Wilder. Fury returned to the top echelons of boxing last year in his first fight with Wilder, the WBC title bout judged a split-decision draw in Los Angeles. A second meeting between the pair was ordered by the governing body, yet an official announcement has yet to be made.
Joseph Parker's promoter, David Higgins, makes it known that his boxer has no problem with facing facing fellow former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in the coming months. Parker was in talks to fight Dereck Chisora on April 20th in London, but the negotiations were dragging out much longer than expected - forcing Parker and his handlers to walk away from the table.
Weeks after having to move past a planned Anthony Joshua-headlined April 13 show at Wembley Stadium in London, efforts to put together a worthy lineup for a rumored April 20 card at London’s O2 Arena are so far proving equally futile. The latest fallout on the latter show comes in a targeted showdown between veteran heavyweight contender Dereck ‘Del Boy’ Chisora and former heavyweight titlist Joseph Parker. Plans for such a pairing are no longer on the books, as New Zealand’s Parker is officially looking for another fight after increasing displeasure over the manner in which negotiations were handled.
Former world champion Joseph Parker is hoping that a deal is finalized for a contest against the always dangerous Derek Chisora. Parker's promoter, David Higgins, is currently speaking with Eddie Hearn regarding the possibility of a fight with Chisora on April 20th in London.
David Higgins, promoter for former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, has confirmed that he's been contacted about the possibility of a fight in the UK with Dereck Chisora. Parker fought twice in the UK in 2018, with a twelve round decision loss to Anthony Joshua and then a decision loss to Dillian Whyte. He closed out the year with a knockout win over Alexander Flores in Christchurch.
Ukraine’s Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs), the only undisputed male world champion (meaning he holds all four major belts – WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF) at the moment, had a banner year in 2018, winning thrice at his opponents’ backyards, being named 2018 Fighter of the Year by all credible boxing pundits and outlets and putting his name in one line with Evander Holyfield as a duo of the greatest cruiserweight stars of all time.
Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing CEO-Co-Founder Keith Veltre has slammed the Professional Boxing Commission New Zealand (PBCNZ) regarding the controversial Joseph Parker vs. Alexander “The Great” Flores heavyweight fight, held earlier this month, due to numerous obvious low blows, resulting in Flores being knocked out in the third round.
Joseph Parker was glad to end his 2018 "with a bang" and defiant after being accused of low blows by beaten opponent Alexander Flores. The former WBO heavyweight champion has had a disappointing year, losing high-profile bouts on points against British duo Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte.