- Joyce v Parker is now available to buy exclusively on BT Sport Box Office for £19.95 in UK
On Saturday 24 September, boxing fans across the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the highly anticipated heavyweight fight between Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce and Joseph Parker, the number one boxer and number two in the WBO rankings. The winner of this can’t-miss box office clash will claim the vacant interim WBO heavyweight title.
The match, which will be held at the AO Arena in Manchester, UK, will be Joyce’s first UK match outside of his hometown of London. Parker, on the other hand, fought his last two fights in the AO, defeating Derek Chisora twice.
Juggernaut entered this match with a 14-0 (13 KOs) record and currently holds the WBO International, WBC Silver and Commonwealth titles. In his final match, the 36-year-old beat Christian Hammer with a goal in the fourth round. Elsewhere, Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) boasts a six-fight lead into the game and aspires to re-establish himself as the top boxer in the WBO category, having previously held the title in 2016. afterward. a win over Andy Ruiz.
Fans will be able to watch Joyce v Parker’s full build, undercard, and main event live on the BT Sport Box Office channel. The PPV Prime Pass will start at 6pm on BT Sport Box Office, costs £19.95 in the UK and can be watched via BT TV, Virgin TV and Sky, or online via the BT Sport Box Office web or app:
- Sky customers can purchase BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 via remote control or via www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport.
- Virgin Media TV UK customers: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and select Live Events; Customers with Virgin TV360 codecs should visit the Live Events section
- BT TV customers can access channel 494/495 and pay with the remote control.
- Viewers wishing to watch the match online should visit www.bt.com/sportboxoffice and follow the instructions to register and watch it on the web or on the BT Sport Box Office App, which customers can watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay.
- EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or through the BT Sport Box Office app can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill.
- Customers in the Republic of Ireland can purchase the BT Sport Box Office via Sky at www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport for – €29.99 or €34.99 (for the day)
THE BIG JUGGERNAUT, Joe Joyce, will face former world champion Joseph Parker on September 24 at the AO Arena in Manchester live exclusively on BT Sport Box Office, promoted by Frank Warren for the Queensberry Promotion Combined with BOXXER.
The heavyweight clash between No.1 and No.2 in the WBO rankings, as well as rated 2nd and 3rd by the WBC, will represent a shootout to determine who will be the winner. Mandatory challenge for the winner of the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.
Joyce, 14-0 (13 KOs), a holder of the WBO International, WBC Silver and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, recently relinquished the British. The 36-year-old had his final game at OVO Arena, Wembley in July, defeating Christian Hammer decisively in the fourth half.
A wrist injury kept the Putney man out of action for the first part of this year.
Former WBO World Champion Parker, 30-2 (21 KOs), claimed the title in 2016 with a 1-point win over Andy Ruiz in Auckland. He successfully defended against Razvan Cojanu and Hughie Fury before suffering defeat in a unification fight with Anthony Joshua in Cardiff in March 2018.
The 30-year-old is currently on a six-game winless streak, following a loss to Dillian Whyte in July 2018, whose streak includes consecutive wins over Dereck Chisora, both in Manchester.
Fans can look forward to an array of popular and growing Queensberry talent on display on the ‘Nowhere to Run’ sub-tag to be announced in the coming weeks.
Ticket for ‘Nowhere to Run’ – the heavyweight clash between Joe Joyce and Joe Parker – is priced from £40 and will go on sale at 12pm on Tuesday 9 August exclusively from Ticketmaster.co.uk.
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Promoter Frank Warren added: “It was a great match that really held the heavyweight ball. “It has proven to be short, but this is a match between two heavyweights in form and quality fighting for first place in the queue for the world championship title.
“It’s one of the things the fans want to see, so I’m delighted to bring this blockbuster game to Manchester, the biggest indoor arena in the country, where we want to see it packed to the bar. home.
“Joseph Parker is clearly a well-known and highly regarded fighting figure in the UK, both for his exploits in the ring and for his work alongside Tyson Fury in Morecambe. He also looks significantly improved since teaming up with Andy Lee and his defeat of Dereck Chisora last time was an all-around match.
“This is the perfect test of Big Joe’s world championship abilities and victory over Parker would put him at the top of the league and right in the mix with the likes of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usik.”
“This fight has been going on for a long time,” said Joe Joyce. “Parker realized he had nowhere else to go and ended up joining this fight. Number 1 vs No. 2. Winners keep fighting for the World Title! It will be an intense fight and you will see why he tries so hard to avoid me! “
Joseph Parker said: “On Saturday 24 September, fans in Manchester will see the best of me. Joe Joyce will know exactly why I became the heavyweight champion of the world with BOXXER. I’m working hard with coach Andy Lee, everything is going well and I feel really great. I have been patiently waiting for this fight to continue and now let me tell you, Juggernaut’s journey ends right here. He has nowhere to run.”
BOXXER CEO and founder Ben Shalom said: “Fans have been waiting for this and so has Joseph. It provided him with the perfect opportunity to realize his world championship ambitions.
“He truly has earned a reputation as one of the most respected heavyweights on the planet. And I’m sure he will soon be world champion again. He is in great shape, thanks to the hard work and dedication he is putting into the gym. Joe Joyce may be ranked #1 on the WBO but he’s taking the hardest night of his career seriously.”
Joe Joyce
“Now that the fight is on it’s giving the fans what they want because it’s going to be a great fight and I can’t wait to take him down during the wait and all confused about when we might have it in July. He’s just wasting my time. I thought he would try his best to hit me and do whatever he did in the camp but, at the end of the day, I’m going to win and take you down. Little Joe will tickle me on September 24th.
“I can say that I am more like the older George Foreman, the second man to have won the world championship. I’m close to that age now and I’m still knocking you down. I’m back on my own, but I’m an A fighter and I’m entitled to my rematch clause. The fight is on and I can put some dents in your face. What it’s going to be like tonight, it’s the best fight out there and there can only be one winner. The best of the night will be me, the best. I’m really excited for that and it’s good that I had a fight between the two to get me back in the ring after a long absence. I’m excited to be fighting at his best, at his best bodybuilding and really making a dent in his face.”
Joseph Parker
“I see this fight as a great fight for both Joes. He may be bigger, but the bigger they get, the harder it is… to fall. So I think it was a great match with both of us ranked highly by the WBO and the WBC and it’s a match I’ve always looked forward to. I thank Boxxer and Sky and BT and Frank for making this fight happen. It was a fight a lot of people wanted to see, a fight that I wanted and Joe wanted – and here we are.
“I’m excited to start camp with Andy Lee next week and I’ll be at my best. There is no reaction when people say I refuse the war because we are here and the reason for that is we want the fight. We have come to an agreement that everyone is happy with. I will beat him, win and get out of there. That’s what I will do. “
Adam Moralee
“I’ve been talking to David Higgins about this fight since late December 2021 when he told me he had an exclusivity period with Matchroom that ended and we started negotiating. . It was… terrible, negotiated with the men. Every time you think it’s done, they’re like Colombo, just one more thing, just one more thing. Joe Parker is a great guy and I know it’s not him, it’s his team and you do your best for your athlete, I get that. His team just took it to the extreme and I really think that means Joe Parker doesn’t want this fight by behaving that way. But I think he wants this fight and is true to his world.
“He’s a world champion, he’s a top-class and top-class guy and it’s an incredible test for Joe Joyce, someone he’s always wanted. I sat down with Frank and George Warren after the final battle and I said this is our list and Joe Parker was at the top. Joe Joyce has to keep proving himself, he’s always had to since the beginning of his career. He’s someone they all say is too slow and can’t do this and can’t do that. He proves everyone wrong every time. I think most people can have this as 50-50 but he will get through this too. “
Tickets for ‘Nowhere to Run’ – the heavyweight clash between Joe Joyce and Joe Parker – cost from £40 and will go on sale at 12pm on Tuesday 9 August exclusively from Ticketmaster.co.uk.
