Boxing: Former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker goes toe-to-toe with America s Cup sailor Jimmy Spithill
11 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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NZ Herald
In the blue corner, he weighs in at close to 112kg with a professional record of 29 bouts and 27 wins - 21 of those by way of knockout. He s ranked No 3 in the world by the WBO, No 6 by the IBF. He s the pride of South Auckland, a former undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He is Joseph Parker.
And in the red corner, Jimmy Spithill.
Unlikely?
Watch as Parker, New Zealand s top heavyweight boxer, goes toe-to-toe with America s Cup sailor Spithill in two rounds of sparring at Greyman Fitness Solutions, in Parnell, Auckland.