Parker vs Graidia

Who won Parker vs Graidia?

Zach Parker beat Khalid Graidia by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023, at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Zach Parker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Zhilei Zhang beating Joe Joyce for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Pierce O’Leary beat Kane Gardner, and Anthony Yarde defeated Jorge Silva.

Parker vs Graidia stats

Back in September 2023, Zach Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Khalid Graidia made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 12 losses and 4 draws.

Zach Parker was the younger man by 11 years, at 30 years old.

Both Zach Parker and Khalid Graidia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 6 months later than Graidia, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Graidia's 151.

Parker vs Graidia form

Zach Parker had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to John Ryder on November 26, 2022, by in the 4th round in their WBO Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at The o2, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Marcus Morrison on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sherzod Khusanov on July 10, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Before that, he had beaten Vaughn Alexander on March 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

He had defeated Rohan Murdock on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Graidia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Graidia?

Parker vs Graidia was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Parker vs Graidia?

Zach Parker was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Khalid Graidia made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.