Parker vs Dimitrenko

Who won Parker vs Dimitrenko?

Joseph Parker beat Alexander Dimitrenko by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 1st October 2016 at Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Parker vs Dimitrenko stats

Back in October 2016, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexander Dimitrenko made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Parker had a large advantage in power over Dimitrenko, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Dimitrenko's 63%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Dimitrenko had a height advantage of 3 inches over Parker. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker & Alexander Dimitrenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 year and 6 months later than Dimitrenko, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 250 to Dimitrenko's 252.

Parker vs Dimitrenko form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Solomon Haumono on 21st July 2016 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Previous to that, he had won against Carlos Takam on 21st May 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jason Bergman on 23rd January 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Faleata Sports Complex, Apia, Samoa.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Martz on 5th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand.

He had won against Kali Meehan on 15th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Trusts Arena, Auckland.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Dimitrenko's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Dimitrenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Dimitrenko?

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