Joseph Parker (36-3, 24) was born in South Auckland, New Zealand on January 9, 1992. At the age of 20 years on July 5, 2012, he made his professional boxing debut against Dean Garmonsway, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 22nd career fight at 24 years old, Parker became a heavyweight world champion on December 10, 2016 after defeating Andy Ruiz Jr. via 12-round majority decision to win the vacant WBO title.
Parker's last fight was a heavyweight (WBO) world-title defense against Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025. He stopped Bakole via TKO in the 2nd round, successfully defending the title. He is on a 6-fight winning streak.
Some of Joseph Parker's best fights have been against Junior Fa, Deontay Wilder, Andy Ruiz Jr., Alexander Dimitrenko, Hughie Fury, Zhang Zhilei and Jack Massey.
Parker has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | Feb 22, 2025 33 years, 1 months 36-3 (24) | 31 years, 8 months 21-1 (16) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO Interim |
38  | Mar 8, 2024 32 years, 1 months 35-3 (23) | 40 years, 10 months 26-1-1 (21) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBO Interim |
37  | Dec 23, 2023 31 years, 11 months 34-3 (23) | 38 years, 2 months 43-2-1 (42) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
36  | Oct 28, 2023 31 years, 9 months 33-3 (23) | 34 years, 9 months 23-1 (22) | HW | 3 | KO | WIN |
35  | May 24, 2023 31 years, 4 months 32-3 (22) | 29 years, 4 months 15-3-2 (11) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
34  | Jan 21, 2023 31 years 31-3 (21) | 29 years, 9 months 20-1 (11) | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
33  | Sep 24, 2022 30 years, 8 months 30-3 (21) | 37 years 14-0 (13) | HW | 11 | KO | LOSS For WBO InterimVacant |
32  | Dec 18, 2021 29 years, 11 months 30-2 (21) | 37 years, 11 months 32-11 (23) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
31 | May 1, 2021 29 years, 3 months 29-2 (21) | 37 years, 4 months 32-10 (23) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
30  | Feb 27, 2021 29 years, 1 months 28-2 (21) | 31 years, 4 months 19-0 (10) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
29 | Feb 29, 2020 28 years, 1 months 27-2 (21) | Shawndell Winters | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
28  | Jun 29, 2019 27 years, 5 months 26-2 (20) | 39 years, 8 months 31-7-4 (25) | HW | 10 | TKO | WIN |
27  | Dec 15, 2018 26 years, 11 months 25-2 (19) | 28 years, 4 months 17-1-1 (15) | HW | 3 | KO | WIN |
26  | Jul 28, 2018 26 years, 6 months 24-2 (18) | 30 years, 3 months 23-1 (17) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Mar 31, 2018 26 years, 2 months 24-1 (18) | 28 years, 5 months 20-0 (20) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO For WBA (Super), IBF |
24  | Sep 23, 2017 25 years, 8 months 24-0 (18) | 23 years 20-0 (10) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Defended WBO |
23 | May 6, 2017 25 years, 3 months 23-0 (18) | Răzvan Cojanu | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
22  | Dec 10, 2016 24 years, 11 months 22-0 (18) | 27 years, 2 months 29-0 (19) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
21  | Oct 1, 2016 24 years, 8 months 21-0 (18) | 34 years, 2 months 38-2 (24) | HW | 3 | KO | WIN |
20 | Jul 21, 2016 24 years, 6 months 20-0 (17) | Solomon Haumono | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
19  | May 21, 2016 24 years, 4 months 19-0 (16) | 35 years, 5 months 33-2-1 (25) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
18 | Jan 23, 2016 24 years 18-0 (16) | Jason Bergman | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Dec 5, 2015 23 years, 10 months 17-0 (15) | Daniel Martz | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Oct 15, 2015 23 years, 9 months 16-0 (14) | Kali Meehan | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Aug 1, 2015 23 years, 6 months 15-0 (13) | Bowie Tupou | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
14 | Jun 13, 2015 23 years, 5 months 14-0 (12) | Yakup Saglam | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Mar 5, 2015 23 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | Jason Pettaway | HW | 4 | KO | WIN |
12 | Dec 6, 2014 22 years, 10 months 12-0 (10) | Irineu Beato Costa Junior | HW | 4 | KO | WIN |
11 | Oct 16, 2014 22 years, 9 months 11-0 (9) | Sherman Williams | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
10 | Aug 9, 2014 22 years, 7 months 10-0 (9) | Keith Thompson | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
9  | Jul 5, 2014 22 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | 39 years, 5 months 39-7 (25) | HW | 7 | RTD | WIN |
8 | Apr 26, 2014 22 years, 3 months 8-0 (7) | Marcelo Nascimento | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN Interim |
7 | Oct 10, 2013 21 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Afa Tatupu | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
6  | Jun 13, 2013 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | 44 years, 8 months 48-9-3 (29) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 16, 2013 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (4) | Brice Ritani-Coe | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 28, 2013 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Dontay Pati | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 15, 2012 20 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Richard Tutaki | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 9, 2012 20 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Terry Tuteru | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 5, 2012 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Dean Garmonsway | 2 | TKO | WIN |
