“It was a Christmas present for me,” said Joseph Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) after a dominant win over Derek Chisora last Saturday. Now Parker wants to try to reclaim the world heavyweight title.
The New Zealander was the holder of the WBO belt in 2016-2018, but then lost it to Anthony Joshua. He could not sharpen his fight with Joshua, lost to Dillian White, and then, even if he won, he still did not look very convincing. But with new coach Andy Lee Parker did start boxing more aggressively and this past weekend left little doubt. He beat Chisora on points, sending him to the floor three times during the fight.
Parker is ready to put off his championship hopes for a while if it would guarantee him a rematch with Dillian White (28-2, 19 KOs). In July 2018, Parker lost to him on points, having been knocked down twice, in the end he was already dominating, and really was close to turning the tide of the fight.
“I feel much stronger, you yourself have seen the progress. I'm ready for anything. In my context, the name of Joe Joyce was mentioned, but I would also like to go to a rematch with White. A title fight or a rematch with White is what I want, ”said the New Zealander.
Eddie Hearn, Parker's co-promoter, on the other hand, would like to see his ward in the IBF eliminator with Philip Hrgovich (14-0, 12 KO).
“Joseph had a really good fight. Now he can get the final IBF eliminator with Hrgovic, it will be a really good fight, ”the boss of Matchroom Boxing is convinced.
