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"He's stepped up a little too far": Joseph Parker talks ahead of Wardley clash

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 3:04pm
Joseph Parker fights Martin Bakole during their undercard fight as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images).
Joseph Parker fights Martin Bakole during their undercard fight as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images).

"He's stepped up a little too far": Joseph Parker talks ahead of Wardley clash

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 3:04pm

Joseph Parker admits he's wary of the latest heavyweight standing in the way of another shot at a world boxing belt. 

The Kiwi faces big-hitting Brit Fabio Wardley in London in just over a fortnight, with a hopeful title fight against undisputed Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk sometime early next year. 

Parker says he's watched Wardley's last few fights, and he always finds a way to step it up and get the results, with 18 K-Os in his 19 wins. 

But he told Piney that he feels like for this fight, Wardley’s stepped up a little too far. 

“I do feel like with the experience that I have, I know he possesses power, but like I say to all the other fighters that I’ve fought, like, bring it on.” 

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