Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
Veteran trainer David Coldwell, who handles heavyweight contender Tony Bellew among others fighters, expects IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) to do a real job on WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs). Joshua and Parker are in line to fight each other, likely on March 31. A deal is very close after both sides reached an agreement on the revenue split earlier this week.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is just about there with respect to a finalized agreement for his boxer to take on WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) in a high profile unification. A few days ago, word broke of a near deal when David Higgins, promoter for Parker, revealed that a purse split was formally agreed upon - after it appeared at one point that both sides would not be able to get on the same page.
Former world champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Johnny Nelson has given his take on who IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) should face in the upcoming new year. It appears that Joshua's next fight will come up against WBO world champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) of New Zealand - likely at the end of March. The two sides are very close to finalizing a deal.
Former super middleweight champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Carl Froch expects a very big year for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). First up for Joshua, is a likely unification with WBO world champion Joseph Parker - which is nearly finalized for the likely date of March 31, possibly in Cardiff, Wales.
As reported on Wednesday on BoxingScene.com, Joseph Parker's promoter says a fight between the New Zealander and Anthony Joshua "has never been closer" after a purse split was formally agreed. Joshua, the star of the heavyweight division who holds the IBF, IBO and WBA belts, is expected to take on Parker - the WBO champion - in March or April next year.
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WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) has a big financial upswing if he's able to pull off the victory in a looming unification with IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). It was announced on Wednesday that both sides had finally reached a deal on the financial split of the revenue.
David Higgins, promoter for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) is confident that his boxer will break the jaw of IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday that both sides finally reached an agreement on the financial split - which for weeks was stuck at 65-35 in favor of Joshua. Parker will receive somewhere between 30 and 35%.
As BoxingScene.com reported earlier, a deal is nearly complete for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) to collide in the ring with WBO world champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) in the early part of 2018. The two sides have finally reached an agreement on the financial split after weeks of negotiations.
A title unification clash between WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) and IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is now closer than ever to get finalized for a 2018 showdown. Parker's promoter David Higgins of Duco has confirmed that they've received a contractual offer from Eddie Hearn, who handles Joshua, where the two sides have agreed upon the revenue split for a potential fight in the UK in March or April of 2018.