Parker vs Itauma

When is Parker vs Itauma?

Joseph Parker could face the challenge of Moses Itauma in Spring 2026 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, 5 months and 22 days.

Parker vs Itauma 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.

Moses Itauma would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Itauma would have an advantage in power over Parker, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the older man by 13 years, at 33 years old.

Itauma has a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Joseph Parker fights out of the orthodox stance, while Moses Itauma is a southpaw.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Itauma, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 226 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Itauma's 26.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Moses Itauma is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 10 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Itauma 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.

Moses Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Dillian Whyte on August 16, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had won against Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Moses Itauma has been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Joseph Parker last fought 1 year and 25 days ago, while Moses Itauma's last outing was 7 months and 3 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Parker vs Itauma?

Moses Itauma is currently 8/25 (-310) to win the clash outright, while you can get 49/20 (+250) on Joseph Parker if you fancy the upset.