11-04-2016, 05:02 PM
Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz announcement imminent
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is expected to be holding a press conference on Saturday in Las Vegas to announce that WBO#1 Joseph Parker (21-0, 18 KOs) will clash with WBO#3 Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) for the vacant WBO belt on December 10 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Duco Events who promotes Parker sought government funding the the Ruiz vs Parker to be held in New Zealand but that application was later withdrawn. Arum said he was prepared to promote the vacant WBO championship bout in Los Angeles, Las Vegas or Dallas if Duco Events could not promote the bout in New Zealand.
Bob Arum said “They’ve kept assuring me that they would somehow raise the money [to do the fight] through sponsorship or whatever.
“They informed me this morning that that had been done so we’re going to announce on Saturday in the US that the fight will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, on December 10.
“I know Joe Parker is a dedicated athlete and he’s training here in Las Vegas. I talked to Kevin Barry this morning and he thinks Parker will be at his best, so it should be a great fight.”
Duco’s Dean Lonergan said this morning: “We neither confirm nor deny. It’s a work in progress.”
Parker is coming off a sensational three round stoppage of Alexander Dimitrenko in October. Ruiz is coming off a ten round decision over Franklin Lawrence in September
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is expected to be holding a press conference on Saturday in Las Vegas to announce that WBO#1 Joseph Parker (21-0, 18 KOs) will clash with WBO#3 Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) for the vacant WBO belt on December 10 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Duco Events who promotes Parker sought government funding the the Ruiz vs Parker to be held in New Zealand but that application was later withdrawn. Arum said he was prepared to promote the vacant WBO championship bout in Los Angeles, Las Vegas or Dallas if Duco Events could not promote the bout in New Zealand.
Bob Arum said “They’ve kept assuring me that they would somehow raise the money [to do the fight] through sponsorship or whatever.
“They informed me this morning that that had been done so we’re going to announce on Saturday in the US that the fight will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, on December 10.
“I know Joe Parker is a dedicated athlete and he’s training here in Las Vegas. I talked to Kevin Barry this morning and he thinks Parker will be at his best, so it should be a great fight.”
Duco’s Dean Lonergan said this morning: “We neither confirm nor deny. It’s a work in progress.”
Parker is coming off a sensational three round stoppage of Alexander Dimitrenko in October. Ruiz is coming off a ten round decision over Franklin Lawrence in September