Joseph Parker

Parker wants Bellew after Hughie Fury

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By Scott Gilfoid: After his arguably very, very tainted win over an injured David Haye last Saturday, Tony Bellew will be getting a title shot against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker if the New Zealander defeats challenger Hughie Fury in their upcoming fight. Parker was planning on facing WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder after he takes care of business against the light hitting Hughie, but now he’s turned his sights towards Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) after his 11th round TKO victory over Haye last Saturday.

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Hearn hopes to match Bellew against Wilder or Parker

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By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn is interested in putting his fighter Tony Bellew in world title fight next following his 11th round stoppage win over an injured David Haye last Saturday night. Bellew beat Haye after he suffered an Achilles injury to his right leg. Haye limped around the ring from rounds 6 until 11, when he was stopped.

Rather than waiting for Haye to heal and putting Bellew back in with him to prove that he can beat a healthy Haye, Hearn wants to match Bellew against one of the heavyweight world champions. Hearn says he’d like to match Bellew against either WBC champion Deontay Wilder or WBO champ Joseph Parker. Hearn feels confident that he’ll be able to get one of those two to agree to the fight.

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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury on May 6

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will now be defending his title against challenger Hughie Fury on May 6 instead of the original date of April 1. The date for the fight was reportedly moved to help accommodate Hughie’s trainer Joseph Fury to help him be able to make the travel to New Zealand, which is where the fight will be taking place in Auckland.

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Parker: I can adapt to Deontay Wilder’s style

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By Jeff Aranow: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker was at ringside for Deontay Wilder’s title defense of his WBO belt against Gerald Washington last Saturday night at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Parker wanted to take a good look at the 6’7” Wilder, because the two of them could be facing each other this year. Parker has to win his next fight against Hughie Fury for him to be able to face Deontay in a unification fight.

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Wilder smashes Washington, targets Parker next

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder got his replacement opponent Gerald Washington out of the way last Saturday night via a 5th round knockout in front of a large crowd of 12,346 of his supporters at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder now has his sights set on fighting a unification match against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker later this year if he can get past his next opponent Hughie Fury.

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Hughie Fury signs contract for Joseph Parker fight

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By Scott Gilfoid: #2 WBO Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) has signed the contract for his title fight against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs). Hughie’s trainer/father Peter Fury ha confirmed that the contract has been signed for the Parker fight. The deadline for Hughie to sign the contract was at 12 p.m. on Friday, according to WBO president Paco Valcarcel.

If Hughie hadn’t signed the contract for the fight by that time, Parker would have been allowed to take a voluntary defense. Hughie would have missed his chance for the title shot. That wouldn’t have been good for Hughie. He did not look solid in his last fight against Fred Kassi.

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Hughie Fury will sign contract for Joseph Parker fight says Peter F

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By Scott Gilfoid: Peter Fury, the trainer for Hughie Fury, says that he WILL be signing the contract for the fight against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker as soon as they get the contract from him to sign.

Earlier on Thursday, the World Boxing Organization president Paco Valcarcel said that if Hughie doesn’t sign the contract by 12 p.m. on Friday, the WBO will possibly have Parker take a voluntary defense of his title.

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Parker’s management wants Joshua after Hughie Fury

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s promoters at Duco Events are hoping to match him against IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua after they take care of mandatory challenger Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) in April. Joshua will need to win his April 29 fight against Wladimir Klitschko for the Parker-Joshua fight to take place.

There had been talk of Parker possibly facing WBC champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder in a unification fight next, but it looks like Parker’s management are keen on the Joshua fight after they take care of young Hughie.

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Wilder: After Washington, I want Parker-Fury winner

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By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he’s not looking past his next challenger Gerald Washington on February 25, but he’s already got his sights set on facing the winner of the Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury fight, which is expected to take place in April. Wilder is predicting a win for Parker over Hughie.

Wilder says he’s willing to travel to New Zealand to fight Parker in his home country, because he’s not worried about the judges. Wilder believes that he’s going to be able to knockout Parker to make the judges meaningless in that fight.

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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury could take place in Manchester

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By Scott Gilfoid: The management for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) is kicking around the idea of staging his next title defense against #2 WBO Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) in Hughie’s home city of Manchester, England in April. The reason for that is in order to build the 25-year-old Parker’s brank in the UK and to take advantage of the large pay-per-view market.

There are several popular British heavyweights in Anthony Joshua, David Haye and Tyson Fury that Parker could face at some point in the near future. Even former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury might come out of the woodwork to try and avenge Hughie’s loss to Parker. I could see that fight happening.

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