Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Kevin Barry is very familiar with Anthony Joshua. His fighter Joseph Parker is the only man to go the distance with Joshua. Parker lost a 12 round unanimous decision to Joshua in March but the New Zealand native wasn't ever seriously hurt in the fight.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has pegged Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) vs. Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) as a must-win encounter if either boxer is entertaining the idea of going for a world title in the immediate future. Their showdown is scheduled for July 28th at the O2 Arena in London.
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1) who just started his Las Vegas training camp for his July 28th showdown against former title challenger Dillian Whyte (23-1). The clash will take place at the O2 Arena in the UK and will be broadcast on Sky Sports Pay-Per-View.
On June 9th former WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (26-0) returned to the ring after a two and half year hiatus brought on by a suspension. He stopped a severely over matched Sefer Seferi in four rounds.
Matchroom Boxing recently announced that top rated contender Dillian Whyte (23-1) will face Joseph Parker (24-1) on July 28th at the O2 Arena in the United Kingdom. The announcement caught some people by surprise because a few days prior to the announcement Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said that he was putting together a Bryant Jennings-Parker fight for August 18th in Atlantic City that would have been televised by ESPN.
On June 7th it was announced that former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1) would face former title challenger Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena in the UK. The fight takes place on July 28th and will be distributed by Sky Sports pay-per-view.
12,000 tickets have been sold today for the crunch Heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker at The O2 in London on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Former WBO heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker will begin his bid to return to the top of the sport, with a fight against another British boxer, Dillian Whyte, in London next month. It will be Parker's first fight since he lost his unification bout to WBA, IBO, WBO, IBF champion Anthony Joshua back in March at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Dillian Whyte watched Joseph Parker lose to Anthony Joshua from a ringside seat March 31. There were times, according to Whyte, when Parker succeeded against the hard-hitting Joshua. Ultimately, however, Whyte feels Parker moved too much to have a chance to upset Joshua in their heavyweight title unification fight.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1) views his upcoming contest with Dillian Whyte (23-1) as a "50-50" fight. Last week, the two heavyweights came face to face to announce their showdown for July 28 at the O2 Arena in London.