Parker vs Flores

Who won Parker vs Flores?

Joseph Parker beat Alexander Flores by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Parker vs Flores stats

Back in December 2018, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexander Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Flores had advantage in power over Parker, with a 88% knock out percentage over Parker's 75%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

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

Parker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 3 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 180 more professional rounds, 250 to Flores' 70.

Joseph Parker went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Parker vs Flores form

Joseph Parker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

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

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Flores?

Joseph Parker was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Flores made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.