Joshua vs Parker II

When is Joshua vs Parker II?

Anthony Joshua could face the challenge of Joseph Parker in Summer 2025 the United States.

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

Joshua 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 and 16 days.

Joshua vs Parker II stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Joshua would have a large advantage in power over Parker, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Anthony Joshua is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Joshua has a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 85 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Parker's 252.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Joshua vs Parker II form

Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had won against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beaten Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Anthony Joshua.

Anthony Joshua last fought 9 months and 24 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 4 months and 23 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 14 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Joshua vs Parker II?

Joseph Parker is currently 7/10 (-140) to win the contest outright, while you can get 1/1 (+100) on Anthony Joshua if you fancy the slight upset.

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