Joseph Parker

Joseph Parker suffered his first stoppage loss at the hands of Joe Joyce, who put a halt to Parker's world title hopes.

“I hit him with everything I got, literally the kitchen sink, the handbag, everything. After a fairly even fifth round, things started to take a turn for the worst for Parker. The third and fourth rounds of the fight were very competitive. Although the defeat for Parker is a big blow to his world title aspirations, there is still a lot of time for the Kiwi who is entering his prime at the age of 30 and with former Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury by his side, the future still looks bright for Parker. For the first time in his career, Parker was not able to answer the ten count, giving the Brit the victory after 1:03 of the eleventh round. With the 30-year-old wearing down, it looked like it was only a matter of time before Joyce would land the shot to end the night and it came in the eleventh round when Joyce landed a huge left hook that sent Parker crashing to the canvas.