Parker vs Dimitrenko

Who won Parker vs Dimitrenko?

Joseph Parker beat Alexander Dimitrenko by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, October 1st, 2016, at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

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

Parker vs Dimitrenko stats

Back in October 2016, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Dimitrenko made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Parker had a large advantage in power over Dimitrenko, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Dimitrenko's 63%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 10 years, at 24 years old.

Dimitrenko had a height advantage of 3 inches over Parker. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Alexander Dimitrenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 years and 6 months later than Dimitrenko, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Dimitrenko's 252.

Parker vs Dimitrenko form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Solomon Haumono on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jason Bergman on January 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Faleata Sports Complex, Apia, Samoa.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Martz on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand.

He had won against Kali Meehan on October 15, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Trusts Arena, Auckland.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Dimitrenko's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Dimitrenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Dimitrenko?

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