According to Higgins, his ward is back in the big game and ready to go for a new championship title
David Higginspromoter of former world heavyweight champion New Zealander Joseph Parkerannounced his ward’s desire to fight the WBA, WBO and IBF champion Alexander Usikin the event of a Ukrainian victory in the upcoming undisputed title fight with the holder of the WBC belt Tyson Fury.
“If the fight had happened, I’m sure Joseph would have taken advantage of the opportunity. It would be a great fight and yes, I think he could win the fight.”
“He [Паркер] feels satisfied that it all came together, he performed at his best under extreme pressure, he deserves to be proud. He definitely silenced any doubters with his performance. “In New Zealand, the leading newspapers said he was back and had another shot at the world title.”
Let us remind you that during the “Day of Reckoning” boxing evening in Riyadh on the night of December 23-24, 31-year-old Parker defeated 38-year-old American Wilder by unanimous decision – 118:111, 118:110, 120:108. After the defeat, Wilder hinted at his possible retirement from boxing.
The Usik-Fury fight for the title of absolute heavyweight champion will officially take place on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Initially, the fight was planned to be organized on December 23 in Riyadh. However, it later became clear that the “Gypsy King” would not have time to prepare for this time after the fight with Francis Ngannou at the end of October.
Fury defeated Ngannou via split decision. It was reported that the Briton received two cuts in a fight with the former UFC champion.
Usik fought his last fight on August 27 in Wroclaw, Poland. The Ukrainian knocked out Daniel Dubois in the ninth round and defended his championship titles.
Source: Sportarena

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