Joseph Parker vs Razvan Cojanu

Andy Ruiz rankings

Org.	Pos.	As of	Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	14.03.2017	17.03.2017
WBC	N/A	N/A	N/A
IBF	NR	28.02.2017	02.03.2017
WBO	14	18.03.2017	18.03.2017
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A
2+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	05.02.2017	07.02.2017
WBC	NR	31.01.2017	by 11.02.2017
IBF	NR	31.01.2017	06.02.2017
WBO	14	11.02.2017	11.02.2017
Ring	NR	24.12.2016	by 11.02.2017
3+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	31.12.2016	08.01.2017
WBC	N/A	N/A	N/A
IBF	NR	31.12.2016	05.01.2017
WBO	NR	10.01.2017	10.01.2017
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A

Joseph Parker 246 lbs beat Razvan Cojanu 275 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2017-05-06
• Location: Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand
• Referee: Mike Ortega
• Judge: Deon Dwarte 119-108
• Judge: Danrex Tapdasan 117-110
• Judge: Gerardo Martinez 117-110

• World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Parker)
• Announcer: Daniel Hennessey
• Promoter: Duco Events

Notes

• Parker was originally scheduled to defend his title against Hughie Fury, however on October 23 it was announced Fury received a lower back injury.[1] Fury dropped out two weeks before the scheduled bout. WBO president announced on twitter "As of today, it seems there will be no WBO Heavyweight World Title fight in New Zealand... It seems the problem lies with Team Fury".
• Cojanu announced as Parker's replacement on April 26.[2][3][4]
• The event was originally scheduled to be held at Spark Arena (formerly known as Vector Arena) the same place where Parker won his first WBO World title, however due to an opponent change and sponsors pulling out, the event was moved to the Vodafone Event centre.

• Razvan Cojanu ranked 14th in WBO and 78th on Boxrec, took the fight on 12 days notice.

• This is the third time in history that a major world title took place in New Zealand, behind Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr (2nd time) and Kali Reis vs Maricela Cornejo (1st time).

Preceded by: Parker vs. Ruiz

WBO Heavyweight Title Fight # 54

Succeeded by: Joseph Parker vs Hughie Fury