10 years and 6 months into his professional boxing career, Joseph Parker has fought 34 times with 31 wins and 3 losses. As of February 2023, Parker's boxing record stands at 31-3 (21 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
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Joseph Parker is a professional boxer from New Zealand. He was born in South Auckland, New Zealand on January 9, 1992. Parker made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on July 5, 2012. He is a heavyweight world champion. Parker turned 31 last month, on the 9th.
Total Fights | 34 |
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Wins | 31 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 21 |
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Total Title Wins | 1 |
Title Defenses | 2 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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34 | Jan 21, 2023 | 31 | Jack Massey | Win | UD |
33 | Sep 24, 2022 | 30 | Joe Joyce | Loss | KO11 |
32 | Dec 18, 2021 | 29 | Derek Chisora | Win | UD |
31 | May 1, 2021 | 29 | Derek Chisora | Win | SD |
30 | Feb 27, 2021 | 29 | Junior Fa | Win | UD |
29 | Feb 29, 2020 | 28 | Shawndell Winters | Win | TKO5 |
28 | Jun 29, 2019 | 27 | Alex Leapai | Win | TKO10 |
27 | Dec 15, 2018 | 26 | Alexander Flores | Win | KO3 |
26 | Jul 28, 2018 | 26 | Dillian Whyte | Loss | UD |
25 | Mar 31, 2018 | 26 | Anthony Joshua | Loss | UD |
24 | Sep 23, 2017 | 25 | Hughie Fury | Win | MD |
23 | May 6, 2017 | 25 | Răzvan Cojanu | Win | UD |
22 | Dec 10, 2016 | 24 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | Win | MD |
21 | Oct 1, 2016 | 24 | Alexander Dimitrenko | Win | KO3 |
20 | Jul 21, 2016 | 24 | Solomon Haumono | Win | TKO4 |
19 | May 21, 2016 | 24 | Carlos Takam | Win | UD |
18 | Jan 23, 2016 | 24 | Jason Bergman | Win | TKO8 |
17 | Dec 5, 2015 | 23 | Daniel Martz | Win | TKO1 |
16 | Oct 15, 2015 | 23 | Kali Meehan | Win | TKO3 |
15 | Aug 1, 2015 | 23 | Bowie Tupou | Win | KO1 |
14 | Jun 13, 2015 | 23 | Yakup Saglam | Win | TKO2 |
13 | Mar 5, 2015 | 23 | Jason Pettaway | Win | KO4 |
12 | Dec 6, 2014 | 22 | Irineu Beato Costa Junior | Win | KO4 |
11 | Oct 16, 2014 | 22 | Sherman Williams | Win | UD |
10 | Aug 9, 2014 | 22 | Keith Thompson | Win | TKO3 |
9 | Jul 5, 2014 | 22 | Brian Minto | Win | RTD7 |
8 | Apr 26, 2014 | 22 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | Win | TKO7 |
7 | Oct 10, 2013 | 21 | Afa Tatupu | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Jun 13, 2013 | 21 | Francois Botha | Win | TKO2 |
5 | May 16, 2013 | 21 | Brice Ritani-Coe | Win | UD |
4 | Feb 28, 2013 | 21 | Dontay Pati | Win | TKO1 |
3 | Dec 15, 2012 | 20 | Richard Tutaki | Win | TKO3 |
2 | Nov 9, 2012 | 20 | Terry Tuteru | Win | KO2 |
1 | Jul 5, 2012 | 20 | Dean Garmonsway | Win | TKO2 |
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Joseph Parker made his debut against Dean Garmonsway at the age of 20 on July 5, 2012, defeating Garmonsway via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 23 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 17 wins via stoppage.
Parker had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on December 10, 2016 after 21 professional fights, against Andy Ruiz Jr. for the heavyweight WBO (vacant) title. He defeated Ruiz Jr. via 12 round majority decision to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Parker has won one world title at heavyweight. For all the details about Parker's world title wins and defenses refer to "Joseph Parker World Titles".
Some of Parker's best fights and notable victories include wins over Andy Ruiz Jr., Alexander Dimitrenko, Hughie Fury, Jack Massey, Alexander Flores, Junior Fa, and Derek Chisora.
Joseph Parker has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far — one of them in a title bout and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Anthony Joshua via 12 round unanimous decision on March 31, 2018, which ended his 24-fight win streak. He has been stopped once and lost two times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Joseph Parker's losses".
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against British boxer Jack Massey on January 21, 2023. Parker won the fight via 10 round unanimous decision. It's been 11 days since this fight.
Parker's professional boxing record is currently at 31-3, which includes 21 knockout wins and 1 loss via knockout, and 1 title win. He is on a one-fight winning streak.
Joseph Parker has fought a total of 34 times till today. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
The first remarkable big fight in Joseph Parker's career. A 24-year old Parker (20-0, 17 KO) faced Alexander Dimitrenko on October 1, 2016. Dimitrenko was 34 years old with a record of 38-2. Dimitrenko was on a six-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 16 cm reach advantage over Parker.
Parker defeated Dimitrenko via 3rd round KO.
A 24-year old Joseph Parker (21-0, 18 KO) faced an undefeated Andy Ruiz Jr., who was 27 years old with a record of 29-0 for the vacant heavyweight title. Ruiz Jr. was on a 29-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Parker was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage.
Parker defeated Ruiz Jr. via 12 round majority decision to win the vacant WBO heavyweight title. He handed Ruiz Jr. the first loss of his career, and put an end to Ruiz Jr.'s 29-fight win streak.
A 26-year old Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KO) faced an undefeated Anthony Joshua, who was 28 years old with a record of 20-0 in a heavyweight unification fight. Joshua was on a 20-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Parker.
Joshua defeated Parker via 12 round unanimous decision. He handed Parker the first loss of his career, and put an end to Parker's 24-fight win streak.
Some of Parker's best wins so far are against Andy Ruiz Jr., Alexander Dimitrenko, Hughie Fury, Jack Massey, Alexander Flores, Junior Fa, and Derek Chisora. Despite the loss, his performance against Anthony Joshua is also among Parker's best.
Parker has knocked out 21 of his 34 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 61.8%. Of his total 31 wins, 21 of them have been via KO (67.7%).
Parker has 3 losses. Joe Joyce, Dillian Whyte, and Anthony Joshua are the three boxers who have beaten Parker.