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18 Nov: Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on December 19 in Miami

15 Nov: Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has rejected any wrongdoing, after it was revealed a drug test he took before his loss to British heavyweight Fabio Wardley came back positive

27 Oct: Joseph Parker is adamant he still has the fire to climb the ranks of boxing's heavyweight division again

26 Oct: Heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker is making no fuss over a controversial early stoppage in his TKO loss to Fabio Wardley in London

26 Oct: Joseph Parker has accepted his fate following a shock loss to Fabio Wardley in their heavyweight boxing bout in London

26 Oct: Boxer Joseph Parker's dreams of becoming undisputed heavyweight world champion have been crushed after an 11th round TKO loss to Fabio Wardley in a brutal battle in London

25 Oct: Joseph Parker's opponent is out to prove the critics wrong in tomorrow morning's heavyweight boxing clash in London

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