Kiwi-Samoan boxer

Parker, who won the first fight back in May by a controversial split decision, won this morning's bout far more decisively, by at least two rounds on all three judges scorecards.

The former WBO heavyweight champion was particularly strong in the first half of the fight, with Chisora given a standing eight count on three occasions, in rounds three, seven and right.

But to Chisora's credit, he stayed in the contest, refusing to go down, with Parker unable to finish off the fight.

"I just felt like it was a continuation of the first fight," Parker said.

Parker returns to the ring against Junior Fa on February 27, at Auckland's Spark Arena - his first fight in 367 days - with his eyes firmly planted on 2021 bringing him back to the top of the heavyweight mountain.

Parker came up short against WBC, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a unification bout back in 2018, and hasn't fought a top ten fighter since July of the same year when he went the distance with Dillian Whyte in a slugfest.

The 25-year-old will take on fellow Kiwi, David Light, in Auckland tonight for the WBO Cruiserweight Oriental belt, with the winner likely to get a top five ranking and a shot at a world title fight in 2021.

Naturally a super middleweight, Auimatagi is embracing the chance to fight two divisions up.

"I've been here before. I've been the underdog, I've fought guys who are undefeated before so I'm prepared for this fight coming up," he said.

Auimatagi who trains out of Papatoetoe Boxing Club, has a 13 win 1 loss record, while Light is 15 and 0.