Whyte vs Parker

Who won Whyte vs Parker?

Dillian Whyte beat Joseph Parker by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 28th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 113-112, 115-110, 114-111 in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Derek Chisora was victorious over Carlos Takam, Conor Benn beat Cedrick Peynaud, Nick Webb was overcome by Dave Allen, and Anthony Fowler was victorious over Craig O’Brien.

Whyte vs Parker stats

Back in July 2018, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Parker made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Parker had a slight advantage in power over Whyte, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Whyte's 74%.

Dillian Whyte was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Whyte had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 65 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Parker's 250.

Dillian Whyte went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker was ranked number 6 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Whyte vs Parker form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lucas Browne on March 24, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Robert Helenius on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Malcolm Tann on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on December 10, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had won against Ian Lewison on October 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

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 Anthony Joshua on March 31, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Hughie Fury on September 23, 2017, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Razvan Cojanu on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

Before that, he had won against Andy Ruiz Jr on December 10, 2016, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland.

He had beaten Alexander Dimitrenko on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dillian Whyte had been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Going into this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing had been 3 months and 27 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Whyte vs Parker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Whyte vs Parker?

Whyte vs Parker was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Whyte vs Parker?

Dillian Whyte was a 117/100 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Joseph Parker made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.