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David Higgins promoter for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, has lashed out over the claimed 'disrespectful' antics of IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua. The two boxers are scheduled to collide in a high stakes unification clash on March 31 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Undefeated Briton Anthony Joshua is the overwhelming favourite and will have home advantage in the Principality Stadium, although New Zealander Joseph Parker is also unbeaten in his 24 fights and brings with him the WBO belt. A crowd of 80,000 is expected and Joshua says Parker will have never heard anything like the noise that will be generated.
David Higgins believes that he has landed a pre-fight blow to WBA Super World, IBF World and IBO title-holder Anthony Joshua’s team by ensuring that three of the officials for his bout against Joseph Parker at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales are neutral.
Recent history has made Joseph Parker confident he can win a decision against Anthony Joshua on Saturday night. In just his last fight, New Zealand’s Parker traveled to the United Kingdom and won a majority decision over British challenger Hughie Fury. The United States’ John Madfis (118-110) and England’s Terry O’Connor (118-110) scored their 12-round fight for Parker, while American Rocky Young had it even (114-114) on September 23 in Manchester, England.
David Higgins, the promoter for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, is not backing away from everything he's claimed about WBA, IBO, IBF Anthony Joshua. Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, is daring Higgins to make some of those statements - to Joshua's face - on Tuesday during the final press conference.
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Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will both weigh-in on Friday ahead of their world title showdown. But fans wishing to attend the ceremonial pre-fight occasion ahead of the pair’s heavyweight unification clash have been asked to donate £1 for the pleasure. All money raised is to be donated to the family of the late Scott Westgarth, who died in hospital in February, after winning his light-heavyweight eliminator bout with Dec Spelman on points.
WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is planning to stick around for a very long time. The 2012 Olympic gold medal winner has a career-defining year in 2017, when he stopped Wladimir Klitschko last April before a crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley in London.
Trainer Kevin Barry believes Joseph Parker poses a greater threat to Anthony Joshua than Wladimir Klitschko presented nearly 11 months ago. Klitschko, after all, was 41 when he faced Joshua at a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London. The long-reigning heavyweight champion also hadn’t fought in the 17 months since losing his titles to Tyson Fury before boxing the much younger knockout artist from England.
According to Dr. Craig Ball, WBO heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker has recovered very well after undergoing secret elbow surgery ahead of his unification clash with Anthony Joshua. Parker's trainer Kevin Barry revealed the boxer had been nursing pain and restriction in both elbows for more than two years.