Joseph Parker (boxer)
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Parker in Samoa, December 2016
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| Real name | Joseph Dennis Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 193 cm (76 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 January 1992 South Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Joseph Dennis Parker, OM (/ˈpɑːkə/; born January 9, 1992) is a New Zealand professional boxer. He has held the WBO heavyweight title since 2016, having previously held multiple regional heavyweight championships including the WBO Oriental, Africa, and Oceania titles; as well as the PABA, OPBF, and New Zealand titles. As an amateur he represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the super-heavyweight division, and narrowly missed qualification for the 2012 Olympics.
Parker turned professional in July 2012 with Duco Events in Auckland, under the tutelage of Sir Bob Jones. After defeating Andy Ruiz for the WBO title, Parker became the first heavyweight boxer from either New Zealand or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship. As of February 2017, he is ranked as the world's fifth best heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and seventh best by The Ring magazine and BoxRec.
Joseph Parker was born in South Auckland on January 9, 1992 to Dempsey and Sala Parker. He grew up and was raised in the large suburb of Māngere in Auckland, where he attended Marcellin College. Boxing had been a part of Parker's life since his early childhood after being first introduced at a very young age of three. His father, who was named after the legendary American boxer Jack Dempsey, brought many boxing accessories and toys for him and his siblings. His father also had a boxing bag and pads at home and used to train Joseph and his younger brother. But it was not until he was ten years old when he joined the Papatoetoe Boxing Club to pursue and learn more about the sport. He was trained by Grant Arkell and former great, Manny Santos. When Parker was growing up, he admired David Tua and Maselino Masoe who were from the same area as him. He is the middle child, being one of three children. Parker has one older sister, Elizabeth, and a younger brother, John, who is currently a professional boxer. He is of predominantly Samoan descent, with his ancestry roots going back to the Faleula Village on the main island of Upolu where his mother hails from. Both his parents migrated to New Zealand from Samoa in the early 1980s. Parker also comes from a religious family, belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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