Parker (25-2 19 KOs) returned to winning ways at home in Christchurch, New Zealand in December with a third round stoppage following two blockbuster nights in Britain. The Kiwi first took on Anthony Joshua in a unification battle in Cardiff in March 2018, surrendering his WBO crown on points.
Parker v Leapai Fight card June 29: Providence, R.I. (DAZN)
- Title fight: Demetrius Andrade vs. Maciej Sulecki, 12 rounds, for Andrade's WBO middleweigtht title
- Joseph Parker vs. Alex Leapai, 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Title fight: Khalid Yafai vs. Norbelto Jimenez, 12 round, for Yafai's WBA junior bantamweight title
- Anthony Marsella Jr. vs. Jose Aubel, 4 or 6 rounds, junior welterweights
- Alexis Espino vs. Kirby St. Juste, 4 rounds, super middleweights
- Mark DeLuca vs. Brandon Brewer, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Otha Jones III vs. Matias Agustin Arriagada, 6 rounds, lightweights
- Raymond Ford vs. Isidro Figueroa, 4 rounds, featherweights
- Shelly Vincent vs. Simone Da Silva, 8 rounds, female junior lightweights
- Anthony Concepcion vs. Yasmani Pedroso, 4 rounds, middleweights
Joseph Parker will face Alex Leapai on June 29 in Rhode Island as part of the Andrade-Sulecki card on DAZN.
Former WBO heavyweight titleholder Parker (25-2, 19 KO) was originally supposed to face Eric Molina, but Molina wound up pulled from the fight, which is to be Parker’s Matchroom debut.
Leapai (32-7-4, 26 KO) is 39 years old and hasn’t had a notable win since 2013, which set up a 2014 fight with Wladimir Klitschko, who predictably pummeled Leapai.
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