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Edo Man Deontay Wilder suffers an embarrassing loss to Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia.
In a heavyweight bout between former world champions, Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) was defeated by Joseph Parker (37-3, 23 KOs) via unanimous decision after twelve rounds, causing a major upset.
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21:35 - 23.12.2023
Daniel Dubois stops Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller at Day of Reckoning
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118-111, 118-110, and 120-108 were the judges scorecard Parker's victories over Wilder.
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Parker, who has been far more active, was competing in his fourth bout of 2023 while Wilder was making his comeback after only one round of action since 2021.
The match between Anthony Joshua and Demetrius Wilder scheduled for the first quarter of 2024 appears to have been derailed by Parker's shocking victory.
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Joseph Parker defeats Deontay Wilder
Parker was holding the middle as Wilder circled the ring to start the fight as both were starting very cautiously, throwing very little.
Parker made a right-hand connection that Wilder handled nicely.
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Parker was beginning to force exchanges and gather confidence to go ahead when they exchanged powerful right hands in the fourth.
Parker kept moving forward, taking on the most of the task. Wilder was beginning to use his hands more actively.
Finally, in the seventh, Parker absorbed a well-hit huge right from Wilder.
However, a second after Parker made a huge right that knocked Wilder back. Parker started the eight by stabbing his way inside.
There were a few good exchanges in which Parker took some good shots from Wilder, who kept coming.
Parker sent Wilder a hard right hook that stunned him before launching a barrage of punches.
Parker set the tempo and did most of the work in the ninth, with Wilder contributing very little.
They traded blows to start the fight in the twelfth and final round as Parker was being pursued by Wilder.
Parker was keeping his distance from Wilder's might and holding to kill the clock to earn the win.
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