Parker vs Wallin

When is Parker vs Wallin?

Joseph Parker could face the challenge of Otto Wallin in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 12 days.

Parker vs Wallin stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Otto Wallin would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Parker would have an advantage in power over Wallin, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Wallin's 56%.

Joseph Parker is the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

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

Joseph Parker fights out of the orthodox stance, while Otto Wallin is a southpaw.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 months earlier than Wallin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 77 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Wallin's 175.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Otto Wallin is currently ranked number 14 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Wallin form

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against 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.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had won against Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Wallin has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Derek Chisora on February 8, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Onoriode Ehwarieme on July 26, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Murat Gassiev on September 30, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

He had won against Helaman Olguin on January 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Otto Wallin.

Joseph Parker last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Otto Wallin's last outing was 7 months and 18 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Wallin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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