Joe Joyce has set his sights on unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk after claiming the the vacant WBO interim title with a superb stoppage win over Joseph Parker on Saturday night.
Entering the highly-anticipated fight at Manchester’s AO Arena, Joyce had won all of his previous 14 professional fights and extended his record to 15 with 14 KOs.
The British fighter started confidently in the opening round as he took a couple of strong right hands from New Zealand’s Parker, but remained unmoved.
Former WBO world champion Parker – who has shared the ring with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz Jr, Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora – was pushed onto the ropes during the third round as Joyce landed a series of telling blows.
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