Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker could be third in line to fight IBF champion Anthony Joshua, a clash which could take place in London early next year.

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.

Anthony Joshua stunningly snatched the IBF heavyweight belt off Charles Martin with a stunning second-round stoppage.

"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.

Joseph Parker is potentially one fight away from a showdown with Englishman Anthony Joshua and a million-dollar payday.

Australia's first heavyweight boxing champ Lucas Browne has produced what he claims is proof he is not a drugs cheat.

New Zealand heavyweight will take on Carlos Takam on May 21.

British boxer Nick Blackwell is in an induced coma after a brutal bout with Chris Eubank Jr.

The notorious King guaranteed both fighters US$1 million ($1.49 million) each and then set about raising the money to pay for it.

Million-dollar match-up to eclipse so-called "Fight of the Century" record.

Mixed martial arts, spearheaded by UFC, has moved out of the background to become a money-making machine.

Professional sports are largely star-driven enterprises. Single athletes can make millions of dollars difference to the resulting bottom line.

The Joseph Parker v Carlos Takam heavyweight title elimination bout is heading for a purse bid.

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.

Kiwi heavyweight to fight elimination bout against Carlos Takam in May.

One of the toughest men in UFC is planning to make a serious change to his lifestyle once he quits fighting.

Manny Pacquiao has repeated his opposition to homosexuality, after earlier apologising for saying gay people were "worse than animals".