Undefeated heavyweight Frank "Cuban Flash" Sanchez (24-0, 17 KOs) knocked out Junior Fa (20-3, 11 KOs) in the seventh round on Saturday night's undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It took Sanchez half the fight to settle in with his opponent, but he was eventually able to send Fa to the floor in the sixth round and twice more in the seventh to eventually stop the fight at 2:42.
Former WBA regular heavyweight champion Lucas "Big Daddy" Brown brought new life to his boxing career in his hands, or to be more precise, in his right hand, by stopping Junior Fa in the first round of their fight on the undercard of the evening Kambosos vs Haney last Sunday.
In the main event of the evening in Oakland, New Zealand, former world champion Joseph Parker (26-2, 20 KOs) defeated by unanimous decision previously undefeated Junior Fa (19-1, 10 KOs). The scores were 119-109, 115-113, 117-111. It should be noted that the fight was very competitive and what is happening in the ring, rather, reflects the score 115-113, but not 119-109.
On April 24 or May 1, a fight could take place between former European heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (32-10, 23 KOs) and former world champion Joseph Parker (27-2, 21 KOs). A preliminary agreement on this battle has already been reached, but first the New Zealander must defeat Junior Fa (19-0 19 KOs) on Saturday and not get seriously injured.
Sergey Kovalev vs. Bektemir Melikuziev (January 30): Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (34-4-1) returns to the ring against Olympic silver medalist Bektemir Melikuziev (6-0). Both athletes, whose age difference is 13 years, will fight in the intermediate weight of 81 kilos.