Parker vs Flores

Who won Parker vs Flores?

Joseph Parker beat Alexander Flores by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Parker vs Flores stats

Back in December 2018, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Flores had an advantage in power over Parker, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 75%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

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

Parker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 180 more professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Flores' 70.

Joseph Parker went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Parker vs Flores form

Joseph Parker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on March 31, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hughie Fury on September 23, 2017, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Razvan Cojanu on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

He had won against Andy Ruiz Jr on December 10, 2016, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Flores?

Joseph Parker was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Alexander Flores made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.