Joseph Parker was born in South Auckland, New Zealand on January 9, 1992. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on July 5, 2012 against Dean Garmonsway. Parker defeated Garmonsway via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Parker became a world champion at the age of 24 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Andy Ruiz Jr. for the vacant WBO heavyweight title and defeated Ruiz Jr. via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
Parker's latest fight was a majority decision victory over Zhang Zhilei at age 32, on March 8, 2024.
Some of Joseph Parker's best fights so far have been against Zhang Zhilei, Deontay Wilder, Simon Kean, Jack Massey, Andy Ruiz Jr., Junior Fa, and Alexander Flores. For a complete list of Parker's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joseph Parker".
Parker has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joseph Parker Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Mar 08, 2024 | 32 |
Zhang Zhilei 40 26-1-1 | win | MD 12 |
37 | Dec 23, 2023 | 31 |
Deontay Wilder 38 43-2-1 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 28, 2023 | 31 |
Simon Kean 34 23-1 | win | TKO 3 |
35 | May 24, 2023 | 31 |
Faiga Opelu 29 15-3-2 | win | TKO 1 |
34 | Jan 21, 2023 | 31 |
Jack Massey 29 20-1 | win | UD 10 |
33 | Sep 24, 2022 | 30 |
Joe Joyce 37 14-0 | loss | KO 11 |
32 | Dec 18, 2021 | 29 |
Derek Chisora 37 32-11 | win | UD 12 |
31 | May 01, 2021 | 29 |
Derek Chisora 37 32-10 | win | SD 12 |
30 | Feb 27, 2021 | 29 |
Junior Fa 31 19-0 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Feb 29, 2020 | 28 | Shawndell Winters | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Jun 29, 2019 | 27 |
Alex Leapai 39 31-7-4 | win | TKO 10 |
27 | Dec 15, 2018 | 26 |
Alexander Flores 28 17-1-1 | win | KO 3 |
26 | Jul 28, 2018 | 26 |
Dillian Whyte 30 23-1 | loss | UD 12 |
25 | Mar 31, 2018 | 26 |
Anthony Joshua 28 20-0 | loss | UD 12 |
24 | Sep 23, 2017 | 25 |
Hughie Fury 23 20-0 | win | MD 12 |
23 | May 06, 2017 | 25 | Răzvan Cojanu | win | UD 12 |
22 | Dec 10, 2016 | 24 |
Andy Ruiz Jr. 27 29-0 | win | MD 12 |
21 | Oct 01, 2016 | 24 |
Alexander Dimitrenko 34 38-2 | win | KO 3 |
20 | Jul 21, 2016 | 24 | Solomon Haumono | win | TKO 4 |
19 | May 21, 2016 | 24 |
Carlos Takam 35 33-2-1 | win | UD 12 |
18 | Jan 23, 2016 | 24 | Jason Bergman | win | TKO 8 |
17 | Dec 05, 2015 | 23 | Daniel Martz | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Oct 15, 2015 | 23 | Kali Meehan | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Aug 01, 2015 | 23 | Bowie Tupou | win | KO 1 |
14 | Jun 13, 2015 | 23 | Yakup Saglam | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Mar 05, 2015 | 23 | Jason Pettaway | win | KO 4 |
12 | Dec 06, 2014 | 22 | Irineu Beato Costa Junior | win | KO 4 |
11 | Oct 16, 2014 | 22 | Sherman Williams | win | UD 10 |
10 | Aug 09, 2014 | 22 | Keith Thompson | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Jul 05, 2014 | 22 |
Brian Minto 39 39-7 | win | RTD 7 |
8 | Apr 26, 2014 | 22 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Oct 10, 2013 | 21 | Afa Tatupu | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Jun 13, 2013 | 21 |
Francois Botha 44 48-9-3 | win | TKO 2 |
5 | May 16, 2013 | 21 | Brice Ritani-Coe | win | UD 6 |
4 | Feb 28, 2013 | 21 | Dontay Pati | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Dec 15, 2012 | 20 | Richard Tutaki | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Nov 09, 2012 | 20 | Terry Tuteru | win | KO 2 |
1 | Jul 05, 2012 | 20 | Dean Garmonsway | win | TKO 2 |