Joseph Parker VS Junior Fa + HW Hemi Ahio in New Zealand

[the13r]

Saturday 27, February 2021
Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
commission New Zealand Professional Boxing Association
promoter DiBella Entertainment - Lou DiBella, Duco Events Ltd - David Higgins, Matchroom Boxing - Eddie Hearn
matchmaker Stuart Duncan, Craig Thomson
doctor Shareen Jacob, David Renata
inspector Tui Gallagher, Pat Leonard
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heavy
Joseph Parker 27 2 0

Junior Fa 19 0 0
vacant World Boxing Organisation Oriental Heavy Title

cruiser
Nikolas Charalampous 19 3 0

Panuve Helu 12 2 1

heavy
Hemi Ahio 16 0 0

Julius Lloyd Long 18 24 1

cruiser
David Nyika debut

Jesse Maio 3 0 0

light heavy
Jerome Pampellone 2 0 0

Antz Amouta debut

super light
Richie Hadlow 2 0 0

Obedi Maguchi 2 3 0

light heavy
John Parker 5 0 0

Egelani Taito debut

super heavy
Phil Telea 1 1 0

Niro Iuta 1 0 0

[the13r]

[Canvas]

Joseph Parker won a very sloppy fight. Parker was the aggressor throughout the fight. but was swinging wildly and rarely connected cleanly. By round 6, Parker had punched himself out and was tired. The ref let Fa hold excessively. Fa landed a few shots, but did not throw nearly enough. It was a lot of wrestling.

Parker gutted out the win, but looked like a low class inexperienced fighter. I thought the fight was closer than the scores indicated. Ugly fight.

[the13r]

Tu Camvas

[Cagiva9]

I haven’t seen Fa fight before but his game plan against Parker was difficult to watch. Two of Fa’s best shots, a hook in the first and a straight right in the 10th he followed not with punching but with grabbing and holding.

Ref should have got hero pay for that one, he looked as tired as the fighters when it was done

[Tocsin]

Fa fought to spoil, and didn't do enough to win, but I really think he could've had a chance if he'd went for it more. When he actually committed he landed better than Joe did and he seemed to read Joe's moves pretty well.

[Canvas]

Yes I agree. Parker seemed to have regressed.

[the13r]

Got to watch this one. Parker just not confident enough to throw that straight with odd timing, speed and power anymore

[the13r]

Got to watch this one. Parker just not confident enough to throw that straight with odd timing, speed and power anymore

[kewlmodee]

Fa looked like a bad version of John Ruiz. Punch - grab. Punch - grab. It was painful to watch.