Evander Holyfield calls Joseph Parker 'The New Deal'

Joseph Parker following his win against Kali Meehan last night. Photo / Dean Purcell

Boxing champion Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield has dubbed Joseph Parker "The New Deal" following his win against Kali Meehan last night.

Prior to the fight, the four-time heavyweight champion took to Twitter to offer his support to the young boxer, instructing him to "Fight like you the "New Deal"".

The tweet was illustrated with a picture of Holyfield posing in a Team Parker t-shirt.

Parker replied to thank the boxing legend, writing "EH thanks for the support. Big fan of yours and look forward to seeing you again soon. "Real Deal" #NewDeal".

It seems the heavyweight support was well received - Parker went on to beat the highly experienced Meehan with a technical knock-out after three rounds on Thursday night.

And Holyfield was quick to congratulate him, tweeting "Congratulations Joseph Parker! You're the "New Deal" !"

Congratulations Joseph Parker! You’re the “New Deal” ! @joeboxerparker #TeamParker Hope to be at your next fight ! pic.twitter.com/Yo2H6cFEbP

— Evander Holyfield (@holyfield) October 15, 2015

He also said he hoped to be at Parker's next fight.

- nzherald.co.nz