Parker vs Hunter

When is Parker vs Hunter?

Joseph Parker could face Michael Hunter in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 12 days.

Parker vs Hunter stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Hunter would make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Hunter would have a slight advantage in power over Parker, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Parker has a height advantage of 2 inches over Hunter. Despite this, Hunter has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Michael Hunter fight out of an orthodox stance.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Hunter, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 93 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Hunter's 159.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Michael Hunter is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 8 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Hunter form

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had defeated Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Hunter has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Cassius Chaney on June 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ignacio Esparza on March 23, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jerry Forrest on December 2, 2021, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Mike Wilson on August 3, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at MSG, New York.

He had drawn with Alexander Povetkin on December 7, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Michael Hunter.

Joseph Parker last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Michael Hunter's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 14 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Hunter's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Parker vs Hunter?

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