Parker vs Kean

Who won Parker vs Kean?

Joseph Parker beat Simon Kean by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, October 28th, 2023, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury beating Francis Ngannou. Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley beat David Adeleye for the BBBOC British Heavyweight belt, Carlos Takam was overcome by Martin Bakole Ilunga, and Arslanbek Makhmudov was victorious over Junior Anthony Wright.

Parker vs Kean stats

Back in October 2023, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Simon Kean made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Kean had a height advantage of 1 inch over Parker. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Simon Kean fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Kean, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 156 more professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Kean's 94.

Joseph Parker went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Parker vs Kean form

Parker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jack Massey on January 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joe Joyce on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Derek Chisora on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

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

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Kean start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Parker vs Kean?

Parker vs Kean was broadcast on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+ PPV.

What were the odds on Parker vs Kean?

Joseph Parker was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Simon Kean made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.