Parker vs Diallo

Who won Parker vs Diallo?

Zach Parker beat Mickael Diallo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-93, 97-94 in favor of winner Zach Parker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Derek Chisora beating Otto Wallin for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Masood Abdulah lost to Zak Miller for the CBC Commonwealth Featherweight belt, Nathan Heaney was overcome by Sofiane Khati, and Jack Rafferty was victorious over Reece MacMillan for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship.

Parker vs Diallo stats

Zach Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Mickael Diallo made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Zach Parker was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Parker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Diallo.

Both Zach Parker and Mickael Diallo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 6 months later than Diallo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Diallo's 95.

Zach Parker went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Parker vs Diallo form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jack Arnfield on July 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tyron Zeuge on March 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Khalid Graidia on September 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had been beaten by John Ryder on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at The o2, London.

He had won against Marcus Morrison on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Diallo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Diallo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Diallo?

Parker vs Diallo was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Parker vs Diallo?

Zach Parker was a 2/7 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Mickael Diallo made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.