Boxing
Revitalized Parker Seeks Rematch With Anthony Joshua
Joseph Parker seeks a rematch with Anthony Joshua, expressing readiness for any outcome.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Joseph Parker is seeking a rematch with Anthony Joshua. The New Zealander, who lost his WBO heavyweight title to Joshua in 2018, has since rebounded from his career setbacks, as has Joshua.
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Joshua has secured three consecutive wins following his two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
While Parker has achieved five straight victories since his 2022 loss to Joe Joyce.
Parker’s latest win was against Zhilei Zhang in March this year. In an interview with Sky Sports, he talked about his strong performance.
He said: “I’ve been boxing 11 to 12 years and I’ve found what works for me, the formula I’ve got, Andy Lee head trainer, George Lockhart and the work that we’ve been doing together.
“It’s been a grind ever since we’ve linked up the three of us. But everything is working very well and whatever we’re doing we want to keep it up.”
Discussing a rematch with Joshua, he explained: “There’s a lot of people that want to fight Anthony Joshua.
“I feel like with what I’ve done I can be in a position to fight him.
Joshua vs Parker in the ring
“To be honest, it’s not really about what I want and what he wants. It’s what everyone else wants and a lot of fights are happening in Saudi Arabia.
“With the belts all being (held by the) undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
He expressed further: “there’s a rematch clause in place, but again these things may or may not happen.
“You never know how things are going to unfold. So we’ll see. We’ll see what happens.
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“But you’ve got Anthony Joshua… I let whatever happens happen and whatever fights they lock, they lock in and I’m ready for whoever.”
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