Parker vs Povetkin

When is Parker vs Povetkin?

Joseph Parker could face Alexander Povetkin in Early 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Parker vs Povetkin 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.

Alexander Povetkin would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Povetkin would have a slight advantage in power over Parker, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

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

Parker has a height advantage of 2 inches over Povetkin. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin fight out of an orthodox stance.

Parker is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years later than Povetkin, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Povetkin's 264.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Parker vs Povetkin 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.

Povetkin has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Dillian Whyte on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Prior to that, he had won against Dillian Whyte on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Michael Hunter on December 7, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Hughie Fury on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Alexander Povetkin.

Joseph Parker last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Alexander Povetkin's last outing was 4 years, 9 months and 21 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Povetkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Parker vs Povetkin?

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