Boxing: Minto likely to get neutral referee
Brian Minto, the man who effectively ended Shane Cameron's professional career, has asked for a neutral referee for his fight against Joseph Parker in July and his wish is likely to be granted.
Brian Minto, the man who effectively ended Shane Cameron's professional career, has asked for a neutral referee for his fight against Joseph Parker in July and his wish is likely to be granted.
Joseph Parker's next opponent in the boxing ring is the man who essentially ended Shane Cameron's career.
It took longer than many predicted but Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker has defeated Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento with a seventh-round TKO win.
Trainer Kevin Barry was pleased with his young charge who continued his boxing education in solid fashion.
Timing plays a big part in building a contender. It's not just about timing your punches; there are myriad factors that go in to the management of a boxer.
Joseph Parker cuts a relaxed figure as he plays euchre with his cornermen in the lobby of a German hotel.
Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has been thrown a curve ball following the withdrawal of Sherman Williams.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, has died at 76.
World heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko has had many close encounters with Joseph Parker's next opponent and he believes Parker will be in for a tough night in Germany in two weeks' time.
If there is nowhere to hide in a boxing ring, there is also no hiding during a fitness test, a fact which quickly became apparent to Joseph Parker this week as he ran himself to the limit on a treadmill.
Oberhausen, the former mining town in Germany's Ruhr district, is where New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker's professional fight-game education will continue.
He might be a relative unknown to the most ardent New Zealand boxing fans, but Robert Berridge could be closer to a world title fight than other more prominent names.
Heavyweight Joseph Parker carries a permanent and visible reminder of his failure to stick to a game plan.
Dean Lonergan and business partner David Higgins know what it is to stare in the face of bankruptcy. But next weekend, they will kick off their biggest event yet, the $7.5 million NRL Auckland Nines.