Parker vs Kabayel

When is Parker vs Kabayel?

Joseph Parker could face the challenge of Agit Kabayel 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.

Kabayel would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He has held this belt for 10 months and 19 days.

Parker vs Kabayel stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agit Kabayel would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Kabayel would have a slight advantage in power over Parker, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Parker has a height advantage of 1 inch over Kabayel. Despite this, Kabayel has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel fight out of an orthodox stance.

Parker is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year later than Kabayel, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 129 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Kabayel's 134.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Kabayel form

Parker has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Fabio Wardley on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had defeated Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

Agit Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Damian Knyba on January 10, 2026, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

He had won against Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Joseph Parker last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 2 months ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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