Joseph Parker looks to continue his rise among the world's elite heavyweights as he prepares to take on WBO interim champion Zhilei Zhang as part of the "Knockout Chaos" event, broadcast live on DAZN on March 8.
Parker was last in action in December, when he defeated Deontay Wilder by unanimous decision in Riyadh. Now the New Zealander is getting ready to return to Saudi Arabia, with his fight against Zhang on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou.
For his part, Parker's impressive outing against Wilder helped to solidify his status as a fighter that should be in the world title conversation, and one of boxing's most outspoken personalities is convinced he could pull off another stunning performance next month.
"Fair play to Joe Parker, he's got a set," John Fury, father to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, told Free Bets.
"He's probably getting well paid, but Zhang is a difficult guy to beat. I'm a big fan of his: I like what he does: 6-foot-6, southpaw, can punch, he's clinical and can do the business.
"Joe at 31 is the younger man, he's the fresher man and he's just shown what he can do. He could easily pull another upset, the same way he beat Wilder.
"Wilder wasn't himself that night, Tyson beat him up that much [in their 2018-2021 trilogy], he's not got over it after the three hard encounters.
"Zhang though is different opposition: still fresh, still strong, still hungry, not got a hundred million miles on the clock and he's banging with both hands.
"Great fight though, big up to Joe Parker, he's getting in with the right guys, he's capable of beating anyone, he's got plenty of bottle, he's tough so he's capable of springing upsets with anybody.
"Joe can rise to the occasion, he never got [fazed] by Wilder and did what he had to do."
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