Triumphs over formidable opponents such as Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang catapulted Parker back into contention for another world title shot.

Joseph Parker is on a 5 fight winning streak, including big wins against Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder during his last two fights.

Zhang Zhilei scored two knockdowns against Joseph Parker, but failed to do much else as China's heavyweight hope loses a 12 round decision.