Joseph Parker will be stripped of his WBO interim title after just one second of his fight against Daniel Dubois because of a rather peculiar rule. The New Zealander won the title after defeating Zhilei Zhang by majority decision in Saudi Arabia last March, but he will have to relinquish it as soon as the bell sounds for his fight next month.

Interim WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will be stripped of his title the moment his bout with Daniel Dubois officially begins. The New Zealander, who trains under Irish boxing legend Andy Lee and is a frequent visitor to these shores, will take on reigning IBF Heavyweight kingpin Daniel Dubois next month in a huge heavyweight clash.

JOSEPH PARKER will be stripped of his WBO interim heavyweight title after just ONE SECOND of his fight against Daniel Dubois. Parker won the trinket belt against Zhilei Zhang in March. But he now

Joseph Parker knows that he is "not supposed to be winning" against Daniel Dubois at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo,

Parker will go head-to-head with the Brit in Riyadh next month for Daniel's IBF title, but the Kiwi sensation will be making a big sacrifice upon the first bell

Daniel Dubois has insisted he isn't overlooking Joseph Parker, despite reaffirming his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk after their scheduled heavyweight title bout on Feb. 22.

Daniel Dubois has vowed to produce a “demolition job” on Joseph Parker and insists he wants to fight Oleksandr Usyk next. Dubois will put his IBF heavyweight title on the line for the first time since knocking out Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September when he takes on Parker in Saudi Arabia on 22 February.

After Oleksandr Usyk executed his second points victory of the year over Tyson Fury — December’s win coming unanimously — he was immediately confronted by a new challenger. Daniel Dubois stepped into the ring in Riyadh,