Wilder vs Parker

Who won Wilder vs Parker?

Joseph Parker beat Deontay Wilder by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 23rd, 2023, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 118-111, 120-108, 118-110 in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin. Also on the undercard Dmitry Bivol beat Lyndon Arthur for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight belt, Daniel Dubois defeated Jarrell Miller, Jai Opetaia was victorious over Ellis Zorro for the The Ring Cruiserweight championship, Filip Hrgovic beat Mark de Mori, Frank Sanchez defeated Junior Fa, and Arslanbek Makhmudov was defeated by Agit Kabayel.

Wilder vs Parker stats

Back in December 2023, Deontay Wilder stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Joseph Parker made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Deontay Wilder was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Wilder had a height advantage of 3 inches over Parker. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilder was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 73 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Parker's 252.

Deontay Wilder went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 9 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker was ranked number 8 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Wilder vs Parker form

Deontay Wilder had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Robert Helenius on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Luis Ortiz on November 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Dominic Breazeale on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Parker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

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

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Deontay Wilder had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 8 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing had been 1 month and 25 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Wilder vs Parker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Wilder vs Parker?

Wilder vs Parker was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Wilder vs Parker?

Deontay Wilder was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Joseph Parker made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.