Parker vs Cojanu

Who won Parker vs Cojanu?

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

The scorecards were announced 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 losses, and 0  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Parker had a large advantage in power over Cojanu, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Cojanu's 56%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Cojanu had a height advantage of 4 inches over Parker.

Both Joseph Parker and 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, totaling 250 compared to Cojanu's 96.

Razvan Cojanu was ranked number 14 by the WBO in the Heavyweight 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 December 10, 2016, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland, New Zealand.

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

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

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

He had beaten Jason Bergman on January 23, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Razvan Cojanu made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.