Joseph Parker will be stripped of his WBO interim title after just one second of his fight against Daniel Dubois because of a rather peculiar rule. The New Zealander won the title after defeating Zhilei Zhang by majority decision in Saudi Arabia last March, but he will have to relinquish it as soon as the bell sounds for his fight next month.

Interim WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will be stripped of his title the moment his bout with Daniel Dubois officially begins. The New Zealander, who trains under Irish boxing legend Andy Lee and is a frequent visitor to these shores, will take on reigning IBF Heavyweight kingpin Daniel Dubois next month in a huge heavyweight clash.

If you needed more proof that boxing is the red light district of sports, the WBO will strip Joseph Parker of his title for the most ridiculous reason.

Parker is next up on February 22 and is in a fine run of his own having beaten Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, both on points, in 2023 and 2024. Ahed of that Joshua has said he will be going to watch the fight in Saudi Arabia and has predicted that Parker will win, while Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh has sided with Dubois to keep the belt.

JOSEPH PARKER will be stripped of his WBO interim heavyweight title after just ONE SECOND of his fight against Daniel Dubois. Parker won the trinket belt against Zhilei Zhang in March. But he now

Joseph Parker says that he will be "always respectful" before his fights as he prepares to challenge Daniel Dubois in order to become a two-time

Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has warned Daniel Dubois he’s looking too far ahead as the pair sparred in a war of words ahead of their February 22 in Saudi Arabia. Meeting in a press conference today in London,

Daniel Dubois has insisted he isn't overlooking Joseph Parker, despite reaffirming his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk after their scheduled heavyweight title bout on Feb. 22.

Joseph Parker knows that he is "not supposed to be winning" against Daniel Dubois at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo,

Joseph Parker is on the brink of losing his WBO interim heavyweight champion status as soon as he steps into the ring for his upcoming fight with Daniel Dubois. The 33 year old will see his title become obsolete because he's challenging for another organisation's belt,