Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Back in March, Anthony Joshua was forced to go the full twelve round distance for the very first time in his career. Prior to that fight, Joshua had knocked out all 20 of his opponents within eleven rounds. At the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Joshua unified the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles with a unanimous decision over Joseph Parker.
Katie Taylor is set to come back next month. The 31-year-old Bray woman has been out of action since April. Taylor unified the female lightweight division in New York when she outpointed Victoria Noelia Bustos to add the IBF belt to her WBA crown. She outpointed the Argentine at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, exclusively live on Sky Sports in the UK, and told Boxing Scene recently that she would be back in July.
SOFIA, BULGARIA – Kubrat Pulev commented today on this morning’s press conference in London where Dillian Whyte and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, announced that instead of fighting him, Whyte would be facing recently dethroned WBO Champion Joseph Parker.
During the week, there were widespread inaccurate reports regarding deals being completed for two heavyweight contests - Luis Ortiz vs. Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker vs. Bryant Jennings. BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday that neither bout was likely, because Parker was the frontrunner to fight Whyte.
Parker, Whyte Press Conference Photos Gallery - Heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker will go head to head at London's O2 Arena on July 28, it has been confirmed. (photos by Lawrence Lustig). Whyte had called out Deontay Wilder after comfortably defeating Lucas Browne in March, but expectation of a bout between the American and Anthony Joshua continues to increase.
Dillian Whyte will meet Joseph Parker in a crunch Heavyweight clash at The O2 in London on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Whyte is on the cusp of World title action destroyed Lucas Browne with a devastating sixth round KO of the Australian in London in March to defend the WBC Silver title and number one ranking he’d landed by beating Robert Helenius in Cardiff in October.
David Higgins, who promotes former WBO heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs), has indicated that his boxer's co-promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, is attempting to get the Kiwi superstar to make his return in the United States.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) could be looking for a touch of domestic revenge in his next fight. According to a report by Stuff, giant-sized contender Alexander Ustinov (34-2, 25 KOs) of Russia is being mentioned as a potential opponent for the New Zealand star.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) is gearing up for his next fight. Last month, Parker suffered the first defeat of his professional career after suffering a twelve round unanimous decision loss at the hands of IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller is not very impressed with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO unified champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs). Last month, Joshua was taken the distance for the first time in his career when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Joseph Parker before a crowd of nearly 80,000 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.