Joe Joyce knocked out Joseph Parker at 1:03 of the 11th round in a scheduled 12-round heavyweight bout to become the mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO title.
Joyce ended the match with a perfect left hook to the chin of the former champion, who had come down from his back and was badly injured.
Kiwi got to his feet before the count of 10 but he was too wobbly to continue, causing referee Steve Gray to stop the match.
Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) tracked and overtook Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) into injury time, giving him a three-card lead through 10 rounds.
A full report will be updated shortly.
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Amanda Serrano defeated Sarah Mahfoud by a unanimous decision to unify three of the four 126-pound titles in a 10-round bout.
The official scores are 99-92, 97-93 and 97-93. Boxing Junkie also scored 97-93, seven rounds into threes.
Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KOs) stalked Mahfound (11-1, 3 KOs) from the opening ring, beating her Danish opponent.
Mahfoud was never injured and had some good moments – especially late in the game, when Serrano could have grown tired – but she didn’t have enough strength to keep Serrano for most of the game. fight.
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Heavyweights Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker will meet to determine the required challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO title on Saturday at the AO Arena in Manchester, England (ESPN+).
Joyce (14-0, 13 KOs) will face the toughest challenge of his career as he chases his chance to fight for the world championship. Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) is a former soccer player who was determined to wrap another belt around his waist.
Additionally, Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs) will defend her featherweight belt against Sarah Mahfoud (11-0.3 KOs).
Passes will start at 2pm ET/11am PT (7pm BST). The main event will take place later in the show.
Boxing Junkie will post the results of the featured matches on the card as soon as they are over. Simply come back to this post when the time comes.
The full content – a battle story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow in separate articles on the night of the battle and the following day.
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