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.

If you needed more proof that boxing is the red light district of sports, the WBO will strip Joseph Parker of his title for the most ridiculous reason.

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 says that he will be "always respectful" before his fights as he prepares to challenge Daniel Dubois in order to become a two-time

Joseph Parker is on the brink of losing his WBO interim heavyweight champion status as soon as he steps into the ring for his upcoming fight with Daniel Dubois. The 33 year old will see his title become obsolete because he's challenging for another organisation's belt,

They don't step into the ring together until next month, but Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker have already lobbed some bombs at each other.