Simon Kean taunted Joseph Parker and he sent him to the mat in the third round and the Grizzly didn’t get up.
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During the third round, Parker hit the trifluvia with a powerful right uppercut that left a mark, but Kean refused to be taken down, even though he was visibly shaken.
However, the Quebecer was reckless and immediately let his guard down, inviting Parker to come over and hit him. It was a very big mistake, he didn’t have strong legs.
Parker lunged at Kean and delivered another uppercut, knocking the grizzly to the ground. The official Bob Williams reached the ten without the Quebecer being able to get up, and the fight ended at 2:04 of the third round.
Parker also secured the vacant IBF and WBO intercontinental titles.
Important fight
It was the most important fight of Kean’s career (23-2-0, 22 KOs), but he faced Parker (33-3-0, 23 KOs), a former WBO world champion, Saudi, in a confrontation in Riyadh -Arabia, on Saturday.
We understood why the 31-year-old New Zealander defended this title three times in 2017 and 2018.
He took the initiative from the start of the duel, while Kean seemed a bit tense, especially at the first restart.
This may only be Kean’s second setback, but he will have to think about his future in the coming weeks.
High level
The fight and its shortness made us understand, above all, that the step is very high if you want to be among the top 20 in the world among heavyweights.
Kean had an enviable record, but he was still no match for a boxer who, although younger, had much more experience in big fights.
Parker wove his web methodically and efficiently, without tiring and, above all, without suffering too much from his opponent’s attacks.
Kean never put him in danger, even when he managed to place a few good shots. The Trifluvian was simply siding with someone tougher than him.