No deal on Joyce Fight, says Joseph Parker’s manager

There may have been a bit of excitement on Saturday night as Joe Joyce vs. Joseph Parker was confirmed for this summer, however no deal has been done yet.

Parker’s manager David Higgins, who spoke to Stuff on Sunday, said.

“Contrary to widespread reports, there is still no agreement for Joseph Parker to take on Joe Joyce.

“Joseph really wants the fight to be there, but it won’t happen until a contract is fully negotiated and signed by all parties on terms Parker is happy with. We’re not there yet and Parker is still a free agent open to any offers. “

At Wembley Stadium during BT Sport’s Box Office broadcast of Tyson Fury-tag journalist Steve Bunce-Dillian Whyte was joined by promoter Frank Warren and both Parker and Joyce to announce the match.

“These two giants will fight each other to see who is the biggest,” said Warren, who is planning to host the event at another outdoor stadium. This could be a big fight between the two of them; We’re looking to get it on sometime in July. “

Joyce was ranked first by the WBO while Parker was second. If the two men meet then it is very possible that the fight could turn out to be the final elimination to see who gets the title currently held by Oleksandr Usyk. The Ukrainian tennis player will defend his title in a rematch with Anthony Joshua this July.

Parker grew impatient as the ongoing unsigned fight involved a clash with Joyce, who was recovering from a wrist injury.

“It has been in production for a while now. We’re almost done unifying the fight,” the former WBO heavyweight champion said at Wembley.

“We are very close – we just need Frank to sign and then we go. I want to fight Joe Joyce. ”

Joyce himself clearly believes the fight will happen and took to Twitter Saturday night to post a poster simulating the fight between him and Parker. The Briton rose to the top spot in a short span of time with just 13 bouts, including wins over Daniel Dubois and most recently against Carlos Takam.

Parker’s two most recent competitions were both Dereck Chisora ​​rental heavyweight gunfights with the New Zealander winning on both occasions.