JosephParker
"Lupesoliai La'auliolemalietoa"
WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion
‘Masterclass' was the buzzword boomed out by celebrated trainer Andy Lee following his pupil Joseph Parker completely outfoxing Deontay Wilder as part of the Day of Reckoning spectacular staged in Riyadh in December, 2023.
Parker, in most quarters, wasn’t the fancied fighter heading into the co-headline attraction at the Kingdom Arena. Indeed, as it was confirmed afterwards, contracts had been signed for Wilder to finally face Anthony Joshua, if things had played out differently.
But the big New Zealander and his Irish coach were having none of it and inserted their own twist in this gripping heavyweight saga. Pre-booking of future fights rarely works out well in this curious sport of boxing.
The 32-year-old outthought, outworked and outfought the biggest puncher on the planet, while also avoiding the fabled right hand of the Bronze Bomber.
The reward for the popular Parker was a shot at the WBO Interim world champion Zhilei Zhang in March, back in Riyadh.
Despite being put to the canvas by the Chinese giant in the third and eighth round, Parker’s workrate saw to it that Zhang toiled in the later rounds and a majority decision favoured Parker at the conclusion of the fight.
Key to the recent success of the former WBO world champion. In the wake of his sole stoppage loss to Joe Joyce in late 2022, Parker made himself busy over the course of 2023, fighting four times including two in Riyadh.
Parker is now well positioned and occupies the mandatory position with the WBO to face the winner out of the forthcoming undisputed battle between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on May 18.
The fighting pride of his homeland, Parker has now featured on the Battle of the Baddest blockbuster, The Day of Reckoning and Knockout Chaos.
Riyadh has quickly become his destination of choice.
Parker destroyed Simon Kean inside three rounds on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou, fulfilling his desire to remain active and maintain the momentum he has gathered across 2023.
He has always maintained himself as a force in the division and became world champion himself at the end of 2016 when he defeated Andy Ruiz to put his name on the WBO belt. He went on to make a successful defence against Razvan Conjanu before taking his show on the road and, ultimately, defusing the Bomb Squad and the Big Bang.
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WINS
35
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LOSES
3
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DRAW
0
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kOs
23
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WEIGHT
247 lbs
(112 Kg) -
HEIGHT
6’4”
(193 cm) -
REACH
76”
(193 cm)
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Trainer
Andy Lee
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Born
9 January 1992
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Born in
Auckland, New Zealand
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nation
British
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residence
Morecombe, UK
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KO Percentage
65.71%
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Stance
Orthodox
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Rounds
250
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Debut
5 July 2012
Fighting History
Upcoming
Daniel Dubois
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
IBF World Heavyweight Championship
22 Feb 2024
win
12 round md
Zhilei Zhang
Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WBO Interim World Heravyweight Championship
8 Mar 2024
win
12 round ud
Deontay Wilder
Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Vacant WBC International & WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship
23 dec 2023
win
3 round ko
Simon Kean
Boulevard Hall, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Vacant IBF Inter-Continental & Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship
28 Oct 2023
win
1 round tko
Faiga Opela
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia
24 May 2023
win
10 round ud
Jack Massey
Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
21 Jan 2023
Loss
11 round ko
Joe Joyce
Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
Vacant WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship
24 Sep 2022
win
12 round ud
Derek Chisora
Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship
18 Dec 2021
win
12 round sd
Derek Chisora
Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship
1 May 2021
win
12 round ud
Junior Fa
Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Vacant WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
27 Feb 2021
win
5 round TKO
Shawndell Terell Winters
The Ford Centre at The Star, Frisco, USA
29 Feb 2020
win
10 round TKO
Alex Leapai
Dunkin Donuts Centre, Providence, USA
29 Jun 2019
win
3 round KO
Alexander Flores
Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
15 Dec 2018
Loss
12 round UD
Dillian Whyte
O2 Arena, London, UK
WBC Silver & Vacant WBO International Heavyweight Championship
28 Jul 2018
Loss
12 round UD
Anthony Joshua
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, UK
IBF, IBO & WBO World Heavyweight championship
31 Mar 2018
win
12 round MD
Hughie Fury
Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
WBO World Heavyweight Championship
23 Sep 2017
win
12 round UD
Razvan Cojanu
Vodaphone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
WBO World Heavyweight Championship
6 May 2017
win
12 round MD
Andy Ruiz
Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Vacant WBO World Heavyweight Championship
10 Dec 2016
win
3 round KO
Alexander Dimitrenko
Vodaphone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
1 Oct 2016
win
4 round TKO
Solomon Haumono
Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
WBO Oriental & Oriental and Pacific Heavyweight Championship
21 Jul 2016
win
12 round UD
Carlos Takam
Vodaphone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
21 May 2016
win
8 round TKO
Jason Bergman
Faleata Sports Complex, Apia, Samoa
WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
23 Jan 2016
win
1 round TKO
Daniel Martz
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand
WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
5 Dec 2015
win
3 round TKO
Kali Meehan
The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Oriental and Pacific, Pan Asia, WBO Africa & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
5 Oct 2015
win
1 round KO
Bowie Tupou
Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand
Oriental and Pacific, Pan Asia, WBO Africa & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
1 Aug 2015
win
2 round TKO
Yakup Saglam
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pan Asia & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
13 Jun 2015
win
4 round KO
Jason Pettaway
Vodaphone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
Pan Asia & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
5 Mar 2015
win
4 round KO
Irineu Beato Costa Junior
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pan Asia & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
6 Dec 2014
win
10 round UD
Sherman Williams
The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Pan Asia & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
16 Oct 2014
win
3 round TKO
Keith Thompson
Sands Bethlehem Event Centre, Bethlehem, USA
9 Aug 2014
win
7 round RTD
Brian Minto
Vodaphone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
Pan Asia & WBO Oriental Heavyweight Championship
25 Jul 2014
win
7 round TKO
Marcelo Nascimento
Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
26 Apr 2014
win
2 round TKO
Afa Tatupu
The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
10 Oct 2013
win
2 round TKO
Frans Botha
The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
13 Jun 2013
win
6 round ud
Brice Ritani Coe
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, USA
16 May 2013
win
1 round TKO
Dontay Pati
Hornby Working Men's Club, Christchurch, New Zealand
28 Feb 2013
win
3 round TKO
Richard Tutaki
The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
15 Dec 2012
win
2 round KO
Terry Tuteru
The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
9 Nov 2012
win
2 round TKO
Dean Garmonsway
Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
5 Jul 2012
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