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On May 21, 2016, Parker faced Carlos Takam of Cameroon, winning by unanimous decision. He scored his 18th consecutive win against Jason Bergman in Samoa. Beating Martz only took a minute 17 seconds, time in which his opponent was already head on the ground with a large right on the left side of his head. Parker's next opponents were Daniel Martz and Jason Bergman. He added to his record collection the'WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council's heavyweight belt'and the WBA Oceania title. He fought against several other champions, among them: Wladimir Klitschko, Yakup Saglam, Bowie Tupou, Kali Meehan and the veteran Shane Cameron, thanks to their dynamic speed of hands and destructive power managed to beat them all. He later won the titles of the'Pan Asian Boxing Association'and'WBO Oriental heavyweight'. top-ranked Irineu Beato Costa Junior (2014) and Jason Pettaway (2015). Parker continued to defeat rivals and win titles such as the WBO heavyweight Latin titleholders vs. He defeated Williams in the middle of the controversy, as the Bahamas ended up asking for a re-match against Parker, assuring that he would win and that the judges decide. Minto, seeing that he had no chance to win, threw the towel in the seventh round, leaving Joseph as the winner of his third title.Īfter an easy victory against American Keith Thompson in August, Parker was against Sherman Williams, from the Bahamas and 42 years old by unanimous decision. On July 5, 2014, he defeated 39-year-old champion Brian Minto in Auckland, New Zealand, defending his WBO Eastern American heavyweight title. He won the'Pan Asian Boxing Association'heavyweight thanks to his efforts and was also the dominant figure of it. Later, in 2014 defeated the Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento after the seventh round when the referee Brad Vocale stopped the fight, decision that refuted its opponent but did not achieve the success. Parker secured the title of the National Boxing Federation of New Zealand with an impressive victory.

#Andy ruiz boxrec professional

He was successful from the beginning of his professional career and after winning four fights in New Zealand and America, Parker decided to accept a fight against the South African Francois Botha defeating him on June 13, 2013.Īfter this victory against Botha, Parker extended to seven victories with a knockout in the second round against Afa Tatupu in the'Trusts Arena'of Waitakere, Auckland. On July 5, 2012, in Auckland, New Zealand, Parker debuted as a professional boxer against his country's challenger Dean Garmonsway. In 2010 he won the silver medal at the Summer Olympics, the Commonwealth Boxing Championships, was bronze in the'AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships'and gold in the'Arafura Games'among others. Two-time champion of the'New Zealand Amateur Heavyweight Champion'in 20 and also won many tournaments and accumulated several victories in the international circuit. The beginnings of his rookie career were a success. Recently, in November 2016, she became the father of a baby named Elizabeth Ah-Sue Sala Parker, a combination of her sister's name and her mother's name. His older brother is John Parker, a professional boxer and his younger sister Elizabeth Parker. He was trained by the excellent boxer Manny Santos. His father always bestowed on Parker and his brothers boxing accessories and related toysĪt the age of ten, he joined the'Papatoetoe Boxing Club'a boxing club, with the goal of learning more about the sport. All his life has been related to boxing, his first introduction to this sport was when he was very young, about three years old.Īs a child he used to play with his father by hitting his open palms, alluding to boxing. He grew up in Mangere, Auckland along with parents Dempsey and Parker. In December 2016 he was ranked fifth best heavyweight according to the Transnational Boxing Ranking Board record and the sixth best according to'The Ring Magazine'and'BoxRec'. He is the first boxer in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to be raised with a world championship title as a heavyweight boxer.

Subsequently, after defeating Andy Ruiz earned the WBO heavyweight title.

He turned professional in July 2012 with Duco Events in Auckland under the tutelage of Sir Bob Jones. He represented New Zealand as a rookie at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division.