Parker vs Allen

When is Parker vs Allen?

Joseph Parker could take on Dave Allen in Early 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 4 months and 9 days.

Parker vs Allen stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dave Allen would make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Allen would have an advantage in power over Parker, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the same age as Dave Allen, at 33 years old.

Parker has a height advantage of 1 inch over Allen. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Dave Allen fight out of an orthodox stance.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 months earlier than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 108 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Allen's 144.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Dave Allen is currently ranked number 9 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Allen form

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

In his last fight, he beat Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had defeated Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Dave Allen has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Johnny Fisher on May 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Johnny Fisher on December 21, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Frazer Clarke on September 2, 2023, by split decision in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Andrea Pesce on August 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ponds Forge Arena, Yorkshire.

He had defeated Dorian Darch on February 8, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Dave Allen.

Joseph Parker last fought 10 months and 26 days ago, while Dave Allen's last outing was 8 months ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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