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Parker's camp pleased with victory
If he didn't already, New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker now knows the extent of the challenge facing him in a potential world title fight.
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Watch: Joshua knocks out Martin
Anthony Joshua stunningly snatched the IBF heavyweight belt off Charles Martin with a stunning second-round stoppage.
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Boxing: Parker's speed will suit me - Takam
Carlos Takam, the man standing between Joseph Parker and a world title shot, is not concerned about the Kiwi's speed.
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Parker v Takam: First salvoes fired
"I respect Parker, unfortunately it was a mistake for him to take my challenge. I will knockout and show Parker a real man on 21 May," Carlos Takam wrote on Twitter.
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Joseph Parker one win away from big pay day
Joseph Parker is potentially one fight away from a showdown with Englishman Anthony Joshua and a million-dollar payday.
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'Why hasn't the ref stopped the fight?'
British boxer Nick Blackwell is in an induced coma after a brutal bout with Chris Eubank Jr.
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Promoter shapes up for Parker fight
The notorious King guaranteed both fighters US$1 million ($1.49 million) each and then set about raising the money to pay for it.
![Parker fight to be richest in NZ history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Parker fight to be richest in NZ history
Million-dollar match-up to eclipse so-called "Fight of the Century" record.
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Hunt our star of fight club
In the fast-growing global business of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Mark Hunt remains New Zealand's most recognisable homegrown talent.
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Online exclusives go with global strategy
Digital disruption has been the talk of sports media for a while, the problem for a long time was nobody could figure out how to make any money from it.
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Billion-dollar baby nearly all grown up
Mixed martial arts, spearheaded by UFC, has moved out of the background to become a money-making machine.
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Star power from ring to red carpet
Professional sports are largely star-driven enterprises. Single athletes can make millions of dollars difference to the resulting bottom line.
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Parker camp studying Takam's defeat
Takam is unlikely to have faced an opponent as quick as Parker, who is growing in power and strength with every fight, and the New Zealander has yet to face a fighter of the quality of Takam.
![Parker one step from world title fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Parker one step from world title fight
Kiwi heavyweight to fight elimination bout against Carlos Takam in May.
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UFC tough guy reveals softer side
One of the toughest men in UFC is planning to make a serious change to his lifestyle once he quits fighting.
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Boxer renews criticism of homosexuality
Manny Pacquiao has repeated his opposition to homosexuality, after earlier apologising for saying gay people were "worse than animals".
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Parker camp say no to Charles Martin
The promoters of Joseph Parker turned down an offer to host a title fight against the American IBF champion due to the expense involved.
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Mayweather's humiliating reality
For a man with multiple world titles across five weight divisions, it just does not get more embarrassing than this.
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WWE returning to NZ
Sports entertainment is returning to New Zealand for the first time in five years with a live show in Auckland.