The head of Queensberry Promotions, Frank Warren, hopes that the winner of the fall bout between Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce (14-0, 13 KOs) and former champion Joseph Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) will have the opportunity to take on the winner of the rematch Oleksandr Usyk (19-0) , 13 KOs) vs. Anthony Joshua (24-2? 22 KOs) if WBC heavyweight belt holder Tyson Fury decides to retire.
“It [Паркер–Джойс] – a fantastic fight that really keeps the heavyweight buzz going, – advertises in
talkSPORT fight Warren. “They are both in good shape and fighting to be first in line for a title fight.”
“This is the perfect test for Joyce’s championship ambitions. A win over Parker will propel him into the top tiers of the division and straight into the mix with the likes of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk,” Warren said.
Why Joyce will beat Usyk in the professionals – Warren knows
The Parker-Joyce fight is scheduled for September 24 in Manchester (England). A month before, Usyk-Joshua’s rematch will take place in Saudi Arabia.
Joseph unanimously and convincingly outboxed Derek Chisora in a rematch in December, and Joe scored in the 4th round of Christian Hammer a month ago.
Parker himself is also targeting the winner of the Usyk-Joshua 2 fight.
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