Wee hours of Wednesday morning, for those of us whose toilet water rotates counterclockwise in the bowl. Headlining an eight-bout card at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne. 10 rounds scheduled at heavyweight. Parker has 6cm of height and 6cm of reach (193 vs. 187) over his fellow southern hemisphere Commonwealth nation resident of Samoan descent. The world rated kiwi has one ship-righting victory in January removing him from a loss to Joseph Obey Joyce last September, while the Aussie has a technical draw in March and mild upset stoppage of Parker's countryman of Tongan stock, John Kevin Alipate "Hemi" Ahio last October buffering him from a KO loss to Lucas Browne in late 2021.
