Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa LIVE

 Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa

Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa is an upcoming heavyweight professional boxing match contested between former WBO champion Joseph Parker and WBO interim Oriental champion Junior Fa. The bout is scheduled to take place on 27 February 2021, at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

The seemingly cursed all-Kiwi Heavyweight clash between amateur rivals Joseph Parker and Junior Fa, previously planned for December 12th before the latter withdrew, will now take place on February 27th at Auckland’s Spark Arena.

After clearing a number of hurdles in negotiations, former champion Parker (27-2, 21 KO) and undefeated Fa (19-0, 10 KO) finally put pen to paper in October, only for Fa to require surgery after finding “anomalies” in his blood test. That appears to have gone well, though he’s still not willing to disclose what ailed him

“We’d been working really hard to ensure I peaked in December and delivered a performance that would have made the heavyweight division sit up and take notice,” Parker said.

“So it was very disappointing when Junior had to postpone. But these things happen in boxing. “The good thing is that Junior is now on track to be 100 percent fit and ready to go in February. I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

“It is never ideal when these things happen, however I’m happy and relieved to confirm I’m now well and truly back on track,”

“I’ve been looking forward to this fight for a long time now, so to once again have a date locked in is great.

“Joseph Parker has held a world title before, so when I beat him, I’ll be a giant step closer to realising my own dream.”

Both Parker and Fa sit in the WBO heavyweight top 10, meaning the winner could be in line for a title shot once the whole Anthony Joshua/Tyson Fury/Oleksandr Usyk mess resolves itself. In the meantime, they’ll look to establish supremacy in their home country at one another’s expense.

BOXING : Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa Live Stream

 BOXING : Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa

Joseph Parker vs. Junior Fa is an upcoming heavyweight professional boxing match contested between former WBO champion Joseph Parker and WBO interim Oriental champion Junior Fa. The bout is scheduled to take place on 27 February 2021, at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

The all-Kiwi heavyweight showdown has been rebooked.

An all-Kiwi heavyweight clash goes down on Saturday, Feb. 27, as former WBO champion Joseph Parker meets Junior Fa at the Auckland's Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, live and exclusively on DAZN in the United States. 

Initially, Parker and Fa were set to meet on Dec. 11, but the latter heavyweight had to bow out after blood tests revealed that he had a health issue that required surgery.

After losing his belt to Anthony Joshua and his subsequent bout against Dillian Whyte, Parker (27-2, 21 KOs), a native of New Zealand, won three consecutive fights, with all of them coming via stoppage. Most recently, Parker stopped Shawndell Winters in the fifth round of the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas undercard in February. Despite the fact that it will be nearly one year between fights, the 28-year-old Parker is looking to get back in there and settle who is the king of the Kiwis, while making another run at the gold.

"We'd been working really hard to ensure I peaked in December and delivered a performance that would have made the heavyweight division sit up and take notice," Parker said in a press release. "So it was very disappointing when Junior had to postpone. But these things happen in boxing. The good thing is that Junior is now on track to be 100 percent fit and ready to go in February. I wouldn't want it any other way."

Fa (19-0, 10 KOs), a native of Australia, enters the biggest bout of his career, having not fought since a unanimous decision win over Devin Vargas in November 2019. He's looking to put the past health issues behind him. Fa believes a win over Parker gets himself in prime position for his first-ever title shot.

"It is never ideal when these things happen," Fa said. "However, I'm happy and relieved to confirm I'm now well and truly back on track. I've been looking forward to this fight for a long time now, so to once again have a date locked in is great. Joseph Parker has held a world title before, so when I beat him, I'll be a giant step closer to realizing my own dream."

Joseph Parker's fight against Junior Fa rescheduled in Auckland on February 27, says promoter David Higgins

David Higgins on Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa: "Joseph has to win this fight, and he plans to do so emphatically, and make a statement." Former WBO champion returns against his Kiwi rival in Auckland on February 27