Parker vs Dimitrenko

Who won Parker vs Dimitrenko?

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

Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Parker had a large advantage in power over Dimitrenko, boosting at 85% knock out percentage over Dimitrenko's 63%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

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

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

Parker was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 year and 6 months later than Dimitrenko, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 223 more professional rounds, 223 to Dimitrenko's 0.

Parker vs Dimitrenko form

Joseph Parker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jack Massey on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joe Joyce on 24th September 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Derek Chisora on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had beat Derek Chisora on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Junior Fa on 27th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Dimitrenko's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years. 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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