Joseph Parker

[NakiFan]

Just listened to an interview with Dean Lonergan on Radio Sport. He spelt out quite clearly what was needed to make the Martin fight work, and that came to about 7 million NZ dollars of costs (event hosting, taxes, fighter payments) to be even close to what Martin was wanting. Martin wanted to clear 4 million NZ. They were basically using Parker to ramp up negotiations with the Joshua camp.

http://www.radiosport.co.nz/on-demand/audio/dean-lonergan-on-saying-no-to-charles-martin/

BUT...it looks like there is a mandatory IBF bout with potentially JP lining up in April.....maybe hence the reason why we haven't seen anything yet on an opponent?