Joseph Parker might finally be in for a real fight. There have been plenty of possible ones, all in the ongoing speculation about who will fight whom in a heavyweight division waiting on the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury rematch Feb. 22 on Fox/ESPN+ pay-per-view.
But there’s some immediate business on Parker’s agenda and it appears to be against Mauriusz Wach on Feb. 29 on a card featuring the Mikey Garcia-Jessie Vargas welterweight fight on DAZN at Frisco, Texas.
Wach (35-6, 19 KOs) told Polish media he is about to sign a contract to fight Parker (26-2, 20 KOs), a former heavyweight champion from New Zealand who has been training in Las Vegas for the last few weeks.
“We are waiting for specifics, documents that will have to be signed,” Wach told Polska Sport. “I will sign, send back and you will probably see me at the end of February with Parker. It would definitely be an interesting fight.
“Parker is fast and dynamic, but somehow I will have to compensate. I watched many Parker duels. I saw him boxing. During training and sparring it did not differ.”
Wach said he has been training in Poland.
“I will have four weeks of sparring,’’ said Wach, who is coming off a decision loss to Dillian Whyte on Dec. 7 in Saudi Arabia. “I think it’s enough time to prepare properly.”