Joseph Parker Secures Title Contention with Victory Against Zhilei Zhang
Joseph Parker secured a majority-decision victory over Zhilei Zhang in a heavyweight fight, despite being floored twice, positioning himself for another shot at a heavyweight title. In another bout, Rey Vargas retained the WBC featherweight world title after a split draw with Nick Ball, who knocked him down twice. Israil Madrimov captured the vacant WBA junior middleweight title with a fifth-round stoppage of Magomed Kurbanov, setting his sights on holding all four belts in the division.