Parker vs Joyce

Who won Parker vs Joyce?

Joe Joyce beat Joseph Parker by knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, September 24th, 2022, at AO Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBO heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Amanda Serrano was victorious over Sarah Mahfoud, Michael Magnesi lost to Anthony Cacace, Ekow Essuman defeated Samuel Antwi for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight titles, and Nathan Heaney was victorious over Jack Flatley.

Parker vs Joyce stats

Back in September 2022, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Joyce made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had a large advantage in power over Parker, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 70%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Joe Joyce fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 157 more professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Joyce's 93.

Joseph Parker went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Joe Joyce was ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Joyce form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Derek Chisora on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Derek Chisora on May 1, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Junior Fa on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Before that, he had beaten Shawndell Terell Winters on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

He had defeated Alex Leapai on June 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island.

Joyce had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Christian Hammer on July 2, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Carlos Takam on July 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at SSE Arena, Wembley, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Dubois on November 28, 2020, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Wallisch on July 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had won against Bryant Jennings on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Joyce had been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Going into this contest, Joseph Parker had last fought 9 months and 6 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing had been 2 months and 22 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Joyce start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Joyce?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport Box Office broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Parker vs Joyce?

Joseph Parker was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Joe Joyce made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.