A professional career that began with a second round knockout over Dean Garmonsway in Auckland back in 2012 reaches a tipping point tonight when Joseph Parker attempts to win the WBO heavyweight title against Andy Ruiz.
At just 24 years of age, Parker has jumped some major hurdles in his first 21 fights, including wins over former heavyweight title contenders Sherman Williams and Francois Botha, a classic scrap with perennial contender Carlos Takam, and highlight real stoppages of world ranked fighters Alexander Dimitrenko and Irineu Beato Costa Junior.
Newshub takes a look back at the fledgling career of one of the best heavyweight boxers on the planet.
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