On December 10, 2016, Joseph Parker (21-0, 18 KOs) and Andy Ruiz Jr. (29-0, 19 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBO heavyweight world titles. The vacant WBO heavyweight title is also on the line.
Joseph Parker is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Alexander Dimitrenko, 2 months and 9 days ago. Andy Ruiz Jr. is on a 29-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Franklin Lawrence, 3 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Joseph Parker at 99-1 winning odds. Andy Ruiz Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Parker.
Joseph Parker defeated Andy Ruiz Jr. via majority decision . Parker improves his record to 22-0, while Ruiz Jr. adds a loss to his record at 29-1.