Whyte vs Parker

Who won Whyte vs Parker?

Dillian Whyte beat Joseph Parker by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 28th July 2018 at The O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 113-112, 115-110, 114-111 in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.

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

Also, on the undercard Derek Chisora was victorious over Carlos Takam, Conor Benn beat Cedrick Peynaud, Nick Webb was overcome by Dave Allen and Anthony Fowler was victorious over Craig O’Brien.

Whyte vs Parker stats

Back in July 2018, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joseph Parker made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Parker had a slight advantage in power over Whyte, with a 75% knock out percentage over Whyte's 74%.

Dillian Whyte was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Whyte had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte & Joseph Parker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 185 to Parker's 250.

Dillian Whyte went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC and 2 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker was ranked number 6 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF in the 201lb division.

Whyte vs Parker form

Whyte had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lucas Browne on 24th March 2018 by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Robert Helenius on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beat Malcolm Tann on 19th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on 10th December 2016 by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had won against Ian Lewison on 7th October 2016 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Parker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on 31st March 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Hughie Fury on 23rd September 2017 by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beat Razvan Cojanu on 6th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

Before that, he had won against Andy Ruiz Jr on 10th December 2016 by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland.

He had beat Alexander Dimitrenko on 1st October 2016 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dillian Whyte had been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Going to this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing had been 3 months and 27 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Whyte vs Parker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Whyte vs Parker?

Whyte vs Parker was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Whyte vs Parker?

Dillian Whyte was a 117/100 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Joseph Parker made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.