By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is confident of victory inside the distance over WBC #1 Dillian Whyte when they clash at the 02 Arena in London on July 28. “When you are fighting in someone’s backyard a decision isn’t an option for you. As soon as you go there to fight you have already lost unless you get a knock out,” Parker told Stuff.

“I think his style is perfect for us. He comes forward and throws a lot of punches. Sometimes when you focus on attacking the other person you can make a mistake and walk into a big one.

“He could have taken an easy one, I could have taken an easy one but what’s the point? We are in the boxing business where we have to make every fight count and every fight taking us closer to the world title. I think if you win this, you are top of the table to fight for a world championship.”