Boxing

Parker likely to be Joshua's next opponent

RNZI reports Joshua knocked out American Dominic Breazeale in the seventh round in London to hold onto the belt.

Unbeaten Joshua dominated from the start but the 30-year-old Breazeale proved a durable opponent, absorbing some thunderous blows from the 2012 Olympic champion before succumbing.

Parker not interested in Olympics

The International Amateur Boxing Federation has opened the door for professionals to compete at Rio, but Parker's camp says they've never considered it and their priority is a world title fight.

Promoter Dean Lonergan says Parker has always been fully focussed on winning a professional world title.

Parker is preparing for his next bout against former NRL player Solomon Haumono in Christchurch in July.

All going to plan Parker could get a tilt at Anthony Joshua's IBF heavyweight belt at the end of the year.

Boxing legend Larry Holmes adamant Joseph Parker can become world heavyweight champion

Parker fights France's Carlos Takam in an IBF eliminator on May 21 in Auckland, with Holmes indicating he'd like to come to New Zealand to see the fight that has major ramifications for the division.

The winner gets the mandatory position to challenge Britain's Anthony Joshua for his IBF belt.

Joseph Parker has massive improvement left in him, says trainer Kevin Barry

While both fighters are knockout artists, Barry predicts a tough slog for the winner of the May 21 fight in Auckland.

The ramifications are huge with the victor going on to have the mandatory position to fight the winner of this weekend's title fight between champion Charles Martin (US) and Anthony Joshua (GB) in London.

Australian boxer Lucas Browne reportedly failed drug test after world title triumph

A leading rival to rising Kiwi star Joseph Parker in a revitalised heavyweight division, Browne claimed one of the organisation's three world belts with a 10th round stoppage of Uzbekistan's Ruslan Chagaev on March 6.

British fighter Tyson Fury is the WBA unified champion, while heavy-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz is the holder of their interim title belt.

Rapira to face Samoan champion in bid to break into top 100

The two will square off at New Plymouth's TSB Stadium in the feature bout of the Taranaki Explosion Boxing Fight Night that will also include former national champion James "Batman" Langton against Auckland's Isileli Fa and rookie professional Jarad Mason.

Rapira's fight was finally signed off yesterday after a period of negotiation between the two parties.

Joseph Parker ready to 'humiliate' new champion Lucas Browne

Browne, a tattooed, powerhouse slugger from Perth who trains in Sydney, earned a slice of history over the weekend when he stopped Russia's Ruslan Chagaev in 10 rounds to become the first Australian to hold a major heavyweight belt.

Joseph Parker to fight Carlos Takam with winner getting a world title shot

The fight will earn the winner the No 1 mandatory challenger position with the IBF and in line to fight the winner of the looming Charles Martin versus Anthony Joshua title fight.

Takam is a Cameroon-born, French-based fighter with a professional record of 33 wins (25 KOs), two losses (1 KO) and a draw.

"When you get on the rugby field, don’t leave your brain in the locker room" - PM to Sevens players

"Take it with you, you tend to leave it lying around somewhere else while you are in the field."

 

Parker camp say no to Charles Martin

Southpaw Martin will make the first defence of his title against Englishman Anthony Joshua in London on April 9 - a fight likely to be very lucrative for both men, but also very difficult for the incumbent - after Duco Events turned Martin down.