Parker delivers in front of home crowd

It is the fight that the Samoan boxing fraternity would see as the inspiration to strive to get better.

The Joseph Parker versus Jason Bergman heavyweight bout lived up to its hype following a stellar eight round battle.

 

Despite getting tagged by Bergman in the opening seconds of the match, Parker picked up pretty quickly forcing Bergman to kneel twice, until he took his final one in the eighth round stopping the fight.

 

For Samoa's boxing circles, this is exactly what the young talents needed to boost the growth of the sport in Samoa.

 

Communications manager for Duco Events Craig Stanaway says Samoa may see them back on the island next year.

 

"We may not bring the same people, or definitely not this year, but probably next year," he told Loop Samoa.

 

"So far we see them rely solely on their hook, instead of developing a full combo of hits," he continued.

 

"Seeing how successful this is, we are definitely going to take a lot of things from this event back with us. The biggest one may be the weigh in," said Stanaway.

 

This is the first of its kind to be held in Samoa, and it is also the beginning of a new era for boxing. The decline in the sport for Samoa has been an issue dealt with by the heads of the associations whose responsibility was pushing its development.

 

However, following the Rumble in Paradise, the only issue left is how many banana trees will be harmed by inspired youth practicing Joseph Parker's combinations on them.

 

All in all, sports experts and boxing enthusiasts are already feeding off this successful event.

     

Author: 
Joshua Lafoai