Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa Live

vs. is an contested between former champion and interim . The bout is scheduled to take place on , at the in , .

The seemingly cursed all-Kiwi Heavyweight clash between amateur rivals and , previously planned for before the latter withdrew, will now take place on at ’s .

vs. is an upcoming heavyweight professional boxing match contested between former and . The bout will take place on at the , New Zealand.[1]

vs. is an upcoming heavyweight professional boxing match contested between former and . The bout will take place on at the , New Zealand.[1] The event is co-promoted by David Higgins of Duco Events, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing and Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment,[2] and is considered a history making moment and New Zealand's next "Fight of the Century".[3][4]

As well as growing up in the same neighbourhood in South Auckland and being members of the same church,[5][3] and have a history stretching back to their amateur days, having fought on four occasions with two wins each.[6] Four years after making his professional debut,[7] Parker won his first world title in December 2016 by defeating Andy Ruiz Jr. to capture the vacant WBO heavyweight title.[8] After two successful defences Parker suffered his first professional defeat in March 2018, losing his title in a unification bout against reigning unified champion Anthony Joshua.[9] Following the second loss of his career four months later against Dillian Whyte