02-24-2015, 10:49 AM
World rated Parker departs Las Vegas for Auckland
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
WBO #9, WBA #10 heavyweight Joseph Parker (12-0, 10 KOs) will clash with American Jason Pettaway (17-1, 10 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand on March 5. Parker has been training with former 1984 Olympic silver medalist Kevin Barry at his Las Vegas gym. “We break camp tomorrow (February 23) and head to New Zealand,” Barry told Fightnews.com. “Joseph has trained for the past six weeks here in Las Vegas. We will do our finishing work and tapering off over the next 8 days in Auckland. It’s been an excellent camp. Joe is looking Very powerful in sparring and has worked on his explosiveness in training and on developing new options for his second phase of attack.
“Pettaway is an experienced fighter with a good amateur pedigree and has solid fundamental skills. His footwork and movement is why we chose him as an opponent for Joe.
“I want different styles in front of Joe every time we fight. This I believe will make him a more complete fighter.”
The 23-year-old Parker stands 6’4 and was born and resides in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the youngest rated top ten heavyweight. Parker coming off a four round knockout over Irineu Beato Costa Junior in December 2014.
The 34-year-old Pettaway also stands 6’4 and was born and resides in Huntington, West Virginia. He is coming off a TKO win in round one over Brandon Winner in August 2014. Pettaway suffered his only loss to Magomed Abdusalamov in 2012 being stopped in four rounds.
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
WBO #9, WBA #10 heavyweight Joseph Parker (12-0, 10 KOs) will clash with American Jason Pettaway (17-1, 10 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand on March 5. Parker has been training with former 1984 Olympic silver medalist Kevin Barry at his Las Vegas gym. “We break camp tomorrow (February 23) and head to New Zealand,” Barry told Fightnews.com. “Joseph has trained for the past six weeks here in Las Vegas. We will do our finishing work and tapering off over the next 8 days in Auckland. It’s been an excellent camp. Joe is looking Very powerful in sparring and has worked on his explosiveness in training and on developing new options for his second phase of attack.
“Pettaway is an experienced fighter with a good amateur pedigree and has solid fundamental skills. His footwork and movement is why we chose him as an opponent for Joe.
“I want different styles in front of Joe every time we fight. This I believe will make him a more complete fighter.”
The 23-year-old Parker stands 6’4 and was born and resides in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the youngest rated top ten heavyweight. Parker coming off a four round knockout over Irineu Beato Costa Junior in December 2014.
The 34-year-old Pettaway also stands 6’4 and was born and resides in Huntington, West Virginia. He is coming off a TKO win in round one over Brandon Winner in August 2014. Pettaway suffered his only loss to Magomed Abdusalamov in 2012 being stopped in four rounds.