After suffering the first knockout loss of his career, Joseph Parker will return to the ring in January to prepare for a comeback.
On January 21, Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) will compete in Manchester against British cruiserweight Jack "One Smack" Massey (20-1, 11 KOs) as part of the undercard for the middleweight fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Liam Smith.
The IBO world cruiserweight champion Massey will make his first move up to heavyweight. "I don’t shy away from a challenge. Stepping up to fight a top 10 ranked heavyweight," he said on Twitter.
In the other undercard fight, Richard Riakporhe (15-0, 11 KOs) squares off with Krzysztof Glowacki (32-3, 20 KOs). If Krzysztof passes this test, he hopes to compete for a world championship. After losing his title to Lawrence Okolie in March 2021, Glowacki, a former WBO champion, made a comeback in April by defeating Francisco Ruiz via TKO.
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