Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker undercard ahead of heavyweight fight

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After a long and intense build-up, Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker will finally lock horns this Saturday at the AO Arena in Manchester. The pair will battle for the vacant WBO interim heavyweight title where the winner will move a step closer to a world title shot next year.

While the main event is sure to be an exciting one, the undercard promises to deliver some impressive performances, which will be led by women’s boxing icon Amanda Serrano.

The Puerto Rican, 33, who helped open many doors for women in boxing, will take on Sarah Mahfoud with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO women’s featherweight titles on the line. 

Who is on the undercard for the Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker fight?

  • Amanda Serrano (C) vs Sarah Mahfoud (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO women’s featherweight titles)

  • Michael Magnesi (C) vs Anthony Cacace (IBO super-featherweight title)

  • Ekow Essuman vs Samuel Antwi (welterweight)

  • Nathan Heaney vs Jack Flatley (middleweight)

  • Raven Chapman vs Jorgelina Guanini (women’s featherweight)

  • James Heneghan vs Rod Douglas Jnr (super-middleweight)

  • Callum Thompson vs Delmar Thomas (lightweight)

  • Amaar Akbar vs Karlo Wallace (super-lightweight)

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Parker, originally from New Zealand but now training out of Morecambe, has won his last three bouts at the AO Arena and is confident he can add Parker’s name to the list. “That is my arena. Three wins, Hughie (Fury), Derek (Chisora) and Derek again, so I’m going to make it four,” Parker (30-2, 21KOs) told the PA news agency.

“I know the UK supporters have been very good to me, very welcoming so I feel this is another home for me I do know when I fight one of their own, they always support their own but there will be some I have taken as my own and will be cheering for me. I am looking forward to putting on a great show.”

Speaking to Ring TV, Joyce admitted his next fight is a risky one, but is confident he will emerge victorious. “It’s going to be a tough fight. I believe it’s going to be my hardest fight to date,” he explained. “He’s tricky, he’s got good head movement, good footwork, and he really wants it.

“It’s going to be very even. I think maybe he underestimates my skills as well as my relentless Juggernautness [sic]. My footwork is good, my head movement is good, my hand speed. People worry about my hand speed but my timing is good. I’m pretty well-rounded. So is he.”

“That’s why it’s extra exciting, because it’s a risky fight. “It’s going to be an enjoyable fight which ends with me knocking him out.”

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