Joe Joyce knocks out Joseph Parker to remain undefeated; calls out Usyk

After months of back-and-forth posts on social media, Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker finally met on Saturday. So how would Joyce fare in what was on paper his toughest test to date?

We got a really good heavyweight battle with lots of ebbs and flows, with each guy having their moments. But it was Joyce who rebounded after arguably losing the two previous rounds to starch Parker with a scintillating left hook to end the former WBO heavyweight champions night at the 1:03 mark of the 11th round. DAZN had the fight scored 96-94 for Joyce at the time of the stoppage.

For Joyce, everything was set up by the power jab, while Parker's main attack was the overhand right and left hook upstairs. Parker's shots did not affect Joyce, as he walked through every power shot like he was swatting a fly and would continue to trudge forward. 

There were times were Parker looked to be out on his feet due to the severity of what was coming at him, but he showed the heart and will of a champion and continued to make a fight and appeared to win the ninth and tenth rounds to get himself back into the contest. 

"The Juggernaut" had different ideas. He started the 11th on a mission, delivering hard shots. Then Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) went right at Parker, turned his hips ever so slightly, and unleashed a violent left hook to send Parker back and stumbling into the corner and the canvas. Parker made it up, but the referee had seen enough. 

The win made Joyce the interim WBO champion, which makes him the mandatory challenger for full titlist Oleksandr Usyk. Joyce made his intentions quite clear regarding what he wants next.

"Usyk, let's get it on," Joyce said in his post-fight interview. 

Here's what happened at Joe Joyce vs. Joseph Parker.