Joseph Parker

Parker vs. Fury fight venue to be decided soon

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By Jeff Aranow: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s management is expected to make a decision on the venue soon for his first defense of his title against Hughie Fury on April 1. The location of the fight is down to either New Zealand or Singapore. Parker was born in New Zealand, and that would be a great choice for the Hughie (20-0, 10 KOs) fight, but they’ve reportedly had an inquiry from Singapore to stage the fight at a casino in that country.

The fight will wind up wherever it’s more lucrative for Parker to make his first defense of his title. Having the fight in New Zealand would seem like the more sensible thing for the 25-year-old Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) to do, because he’ll have the firm backing of his boxing fans.

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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury on April 1 in New Zealand

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By Scott Gilfoid: If unbeaten #2 WBO challenger Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) is going to beat WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) in their fight on April 1, then he’s going to need to do it on the road at a still to determined venue in Auckland, New Zealand.

Parker’s promoters at Duco Events won the purse bid with a winning bid of $3,000,011. They sure as heck weren’t going to give the 22-year-old Hughie a break by letting the fight take place in the UK in front of his British boxing fans.

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Hughie Fury: I’m ready to take Parker’s title home with me

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By Jeff Aranow: The fight between WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and his mandatory challenger Hughie Fury is expected to be done in the next few days. The purse bid is scheduled for February 1. This is a mismatch on paper unfortunately. Hughie, 22, hasn’t build-up the prior experience yet since turning pro in 2013.

The 24-year-old Parker has not only had better experience at the pro level, but he’s also older at 25, and more advanced. Parker has worked with Wladimir Klitschko in the past, and learned a lot from him. Hughie doesn’t have the same credentials or the same kind of power going for him.

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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury purse bid scheduled for February 1

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By Jim Dower: A purse bid has been scheduled on February 1 for the fight between WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and his mandatory challenger Hughie Fury at the World Boxing Organization’s headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to Fight News, the minimum bid is set for $1 million. The split will be in favor of WBO champion Parker by a 60-40 cut of the revenue. That’s not bad. When you compare it to the 75-25 for the IBF, 60-40 sounds pretty good.

As for the fight, the 6’6” Hughie is going to have to try and stay out of range of Parker’s big power shots, because he’s going to be looking to knock him out. Hughie doesn’t have the punching power or the hand speed that Parker’s last opponent Ruiz Jr. had in their fight last December. Parker had problems with Ruiz’s speed and combination punching in the first half of the fight.

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Wilder needs new opponent, Wawrzyk fails drug test

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By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder got some bad news on Wednesday with his scheduled opponent Andrzej Wawrzyk testing positive for a banned drug. Wilder and Wawrzyk were supposed to be facing each other on February 25 on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

Wilder, 31, might still wind up defending his World Boxing Council strap if his management can find a replacement opponent. Wawrzyk was a voluntary defense for Wilder, so it’s possible that a replacement can be found to save the card.

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Arum says Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury deal is close

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by Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s co-promoter Bob Arum says he’s close to having a deal done for Parker’s first defense of his title against #2 WBO Hughie Fury for April 1 or 8 in New Zealand. Hughie, 22, hasn’t done much to deserve getting a title shot against Parker, and he’s done less to get ranked No.2 in the World Boxing Organization’s top 15 ranking. Of course, Hughie is the nephew of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Parker, 24, isn’t going to argue with the WBO ranking the light hitting 6’6” Hughie so highly, as it gives him the chance of making an easy first defense of his title without worrying too much about getting beaten.

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Deontay Wilder wants Joseph Parker fight in April

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By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is hoping to make quick work of Polish fighter Andrzej Wawrzyk in their fight on February 25 so that he can return to the ring on April 8 to fight WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) in a unification fight.

Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) says that if he doesn’t suffer any other hand injuries or any other injuries in his fight against the 6’5” Wawrzyk (33-1, 19 KOs), then he’ll be able to face the 25-year-old Parker for his WBO title in a unification fight.

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Hughie Fury in negotiations with Joseph Parker

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By Scott Gilfoid: Hughie Fury says he’s in negotiations with WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker for a fight that will be taking place on April 8. Parker has two other candidates for his next fight in David Price and Jarrell Miller if the negotiations with the 22-year-old Hughie don’t pan out.

It’s not surprising though that Hughie is the one that is in the lead spot to get the fight with the 24-year-old Parker. Hughie is the cousin of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, and it would be helpful to Parker if he were to whip Hughie (20-0, 10 KOs). That would help increase the chances of Tyson wanting to come and avenge Hughie’s loss.

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Jarrell Miller: I’m going to find Parker and beat him

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By Eric Baldwin: #4 WBO Jarrell Miller (18-0-1, 13 KOs) feels he’s the most deserving of the top contenders to face WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. Miller wants the fight against the 24-year-old Parker ahead of #2 WBO Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) and #6 WBO David Price. Parker and his promoters are working on picking one of those three contenders – Fury, Price or Miller – to fight on April 8 in his first defense of his WBO title.

Miller still has a chance for the title shot, as Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in having him fight Parker for his title. Arum co-promotes Parker. It’s unclear why he would specifically want Miller to fight Parker.

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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury a possibility

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By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten #2 WBO Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) is waiting for a call to get the fight against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs), according to John Fury, the father of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The World Boxing Organization moved Hughie up to No.2 in their rankings now, with David Haye at No.1 However, Haye chose to fight cruiserweight Tony Bellew on March 4, so that puts Hughie in position to potentially get the title shot against the 24-year-old Parker. This would be Parker’s first defense of his WBO heavyweight title. Hughie would be a fairly easy title defense for Parker if the fight gets made.

#6 WBO David Price and #4 WBO Jarrell Miller is also in the running for a shot against Parker.

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