Parker vs Massey

Who won Parker vs Massey?

Joseph Parker beat Jack Massey by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 21st, 2023, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 97-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

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 Chris Eubank Jr losing to Liam Smith. Also on the undercard Richard Riakporhe beat Krzysztof Glowacki, and Ekow Essuman defeated Chris Kongo for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight titles.

Parker vs Massey stats

Back in January 2023, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Jack Massey made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Joseph Parker was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

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

Both Joseph Parker and Jack Massey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year earlier than Massey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 133 more professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Massey's 117.

Joseph Parker went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 8 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Parker vs Massey form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joe Joyce on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

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

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

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.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Massey start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Massey?

Parker vs Massey was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Parker vs Massey?

Joseph Parker was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Jack Massey made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.