Joseph Parker (boxer)
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Joseph Parker is an amateur boxer who fought for New Zealand
in the super heavyweight
category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
. He is expected to compete at the 2012 Olympics should he qualify.
.
category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He won his first fight by 14-7 over Canadian Didier Bence
after scoring nine points in the final round. Parker needed only to win his second fight, the quarter final, to pick up a medal but lost to Tariq Abdul Haqq. The fight was tied at 7-7 after Parker landed a late punch to tie up the scores. The judges, however, gave Abdul Haqq the win by a majority decision
of three of the five judges.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in the super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
. He is expected to compete at the 2012 Olympics should he qualify.
Early Life
Joseph Parker was born in 1992 in South Auckland. He took up boxing when he was eleven. He trains at a gym in PapatoetoePapatoetoe
Papatoetoe is a suburb in the Auckland conurbation in northern New Zealand. One of the larger suburbs of the area commonly known as South Auckland, it is located to the northwest of central Manukau, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland city centre....
.
Commonwealth Games
Parker competed for New Zealand in the super heavyweightBoxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Super heavyweight
The Super Heavyweight class is an even on the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms and thus is the heaviest weight class in boxing. 16 boxers will compete....
category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He won his first fight by 14-7 over Canadian Didier Bence
Didier Bence
Didier Bence is a Canadian professional heavyweight boxer from Laval, Quebec. Bence is best known for become a Canadian amateur boxing champion as a teenager and winning bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, defeating two-time US champion Mike Wilson twice in the process.-Amateur...
after scoring nine points in the final round. Parker needed only to win his second fight, the quarter final, to pick up a medal but lost to Tariq Abdul Haqq. The fight was tied at 7-7 after Parker landed a late punch to tie up the scores. The judges, however, gave Abdul Haqq the win by a majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...
of three of the five judges.
List of Achievements
- Gold at 2011 Arafura GamesArafura GamesThe Arafura Games is a Multi-sport event held every 2 years in the Australian city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory. It is an international event which draws its competitors from around the world. First held in 1991, the most recent Games, held in 2009, involved over 30 nations and over 3,000...
- Silver at 2010 Commonwealth Championships
- Gold in the China Open