Parker vs Cojanu

Who won Parker vs Cojanu?

Joseph Parker beat Razvan Cojanu by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 6th May 2017 at Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

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

This contest was for the WBO heavyweight championship of the world.

Parker vs Cojanu stats

Back in May 2017, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Razvan Cojanu made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Parker had a large advantage in power over Cojanu, boosting at 82% knock out percentage over Cojanu's 56%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Cojanu had a height advantage of 4 inches over Parker.

Both Joseph Parker & Razvan Cojanu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 3 months later than Cojanu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 154 more professional rounds, 250 to Cojanu's 96.

Razvan Cojanu was ranked number 14 by the WBO in the 201lb division.

Parker vs Cojanu form

Parker 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 defeated Andy Ruiz Jr on 10th December 2016 by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland, New Zealand.

Previous to that, he had defeated Alexander Dimitrenko on 1st October 2016 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

Going into that contest, he had beat Solomon Haumono on 21st July 2016 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Takam on 21st May 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

He had beat Jason Bergman on 23rd January 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Faleata Sports Complex, Apia, Samoa.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Cojanu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Parker vs Cojanu?

Parker vs Cojanu was broadcast on Sky Sports 3 in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Cojanu?

Joseph Parker was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Razvan Cojanu made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.