{"id":76460,"date":"2018-11-20T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=76460"},"modified":"2018-11-20T22:17:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T03:17:53","slug":"alexander-flores-joseph-parker-set-for-december-15th-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=76460","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Flores &#8211; Joseph Parker Set for December 15th &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-76461\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/poster-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/poster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/poster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/poster.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Former World Boxing Organization WBO Youth World Heavyweight Champion Alexander \u201cThe Great\u201d Flores, promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing (RJJ), has an opportunity of a lifetime December 15, when the gifted 28-year-old Mexican-American travels halfway around the world to take on former world heavyweight titlist Joseph Parker in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting out of Rowland Heights, California, the heavy-handed Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) is confident as he trains at home to face Parker in his backyard.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no way this fight goes 10 rounds,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI\u2019m going to knock him out. A lot of people might not have heard of Alexander \u2018The Great\u2019 Flores yet, but they\u2019ll all know who I am after December 15th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flores\u2019 lone loss as a professional came 3 \u00bd years ago against former world champion Charles Martin for the North American Boxing Association (NABF) crown. Flores, who took the fight with only two weeks\u2019 notice, was stopped in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlexander can dramatically change his life by defeating Parker and we\u2019re confident he can go to New Zealand and pull off an upset,\u201d said Keith Veltre, co-promoter of Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing. \u201cAlexander has power in both hands and he will certainly test Parker\u2019s chin. Flores isn\u2019t going over there just for a paycheck, he\u2019s going to send shockwaves throughout the boxing world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgvNkadIZF0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An impressive victory against Parker, who has lost his last two fights against unified world champion Anthony Joshua and Dillian White, should propel Flores high in the competitive heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really glad that Alex is coming to New Zealand full of confidence,\u201d remarked Parker, who is training in Las Vegas. \u201cFor me, boxing is all about the challenge, and this is another big one. I know what is at stake. I need to win and win well. I need to knock him out and I will knock him out, but I can\u2019t focus on that. I need to focus on getting better each and every time I get in the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parker has never been knocked out as a pro and he\u2019ll be fighting at home for the first time in 1 \u00bd years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a five-year undefeated run that took Joe all the way to the WBO World title, we now find ourselves in very unusual territory, coming off back-to-back loses,\u201d Parker\u2019s head trainer Kevin Barry noted. \u201cJoe has never been in this position before and needs a top performance. Joe finds himself under huge pressure to not only win this fight, but to win big and get his career back on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese guys (Parker and Flores) are the same height (6\u2019 4\u201d) and both pack a serious punch, so it stacks up as a great contest. This is a dangerous fight, one that Joseph Parker is fighting for his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parker, however, may be looking past Flores, according to his recent statements in the media. First, Parker called out Tony Bellew, who just lost to undisputed, undefeated world cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, and then the big New Zealander said he\u2019d like to fight the winner of Whyte-Derek Chisora II.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Flores is training like Rocky to make a major statement, one that promises to surprise a lot of boxing fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Former World Boxing Organization WBO Youth World Heavyweight Champion Alexander \u201cThe Great\u201d Flores, promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing (RJJ), has an opportunity of a lifetime December 15, when the gifted 28-year-old Mexican-American travels halfway around the world to take on former world heavyweight titlist Joseph Parker in New Zealand. 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