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, 7 months and 18 days.

Parker vs Allen stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 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, 8 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 107 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Allen's 156.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Dave Allen is currently ranked number 8 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Allen form

Parker has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Fabio Wardley on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had defeated Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

Dave Allen has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Arslanbek Makhmudov on October 11, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Johnny Fisher on May 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had defeated Andrea Pesce on August 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ponds Forge Arena, Yorkshire.

Activity check

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

Joseph Parker last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Dave Allen's last outing was 3 months and 6 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Parker vs Allen?

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