In a WBO transition super middleweight championship at the 02 Arena in London, England, there was a small upset, Zach Parker, who was originally favored by the outside world, lost an injury in the fight with "Gorilla" John Reid, and missed a great opportunity to rise, and Red is expected to force the 168-pound undisputed champion Carneiro Avarez with this victory.
Parker has a good record of 22 wins and 16 knockouts, and the local bookmaker has regarded him as a favorite to win 2-1. After the opening of the game, Parker performed very well as expected, but Red was not bad, and the two of them did not give each other each other, and neither had a clear advantage.
Red is at a disadvantage due to his height and arm length, so he tries his best to enter the inside to attack, and Parker is very smart, although he has bulging muscles, but his movements are quite flexible, constantly carrying out jab attacks on the periphery, and avoiding his edge with fast movement, he uses hugs to destroy the rhythm of his opponent when he can't do it, so Parker is more prominent in rhythm control and punch quality.
In the fourth round, Red had the brightest moment of the game, left-handed he frequently attacked, but Parker revealed after the game that it was in this round that he injured his right hand and could only fight with one hand, thus giving Red the lead.
Parker did not continue the fight after the start of the fifth round, signaling that he could not hold on to the fight with a right hand injury, and Red was lucky enough to win, happily jumping on the rope to celebrate the victory. By the end of the confrontation, one referee held Parker 39-37 ahead, another referee held the same 39-37 that Red was ahead, and another referee decided that the two sides were tied 38-38, and this writer personally determined Parker was leading 39-37.
After the match, Reid's record was rewritten to 32-5, with 18 knockouts, while Parker suffered his first career defeat, and the record was rewritten to 22-1 with 16 knockouts. Parker was very upset after the defeat, and at the same time unfastened his fist to show the audience his injuries, and through the camera, Parker's hand was swollen somewhat. Some fans have criticized Parker for holding on to the fight rather than giving up on fighting, but only Parker knows the specifics best and needs a doctor's diagnosis.
Now, in addition to Reid's ecstasy, his promoter Eddie Hearn is equally excited. Hearn admitted in an interview that he will match the Rhett vs Alvarez battle next. Hearn said he had sent a message to the Alvarez team and was waiting for a response, while also revealing the time and location of the match.
"It is an unchangeable reality that Red will be a necessary opponent for Alvarez, we plan to play in the UAE next May, and at the same time Alvarez could also be taken to the UK game, it will be unbelievable and we will see if we can go beyond that line," Hearn said. ”
Before this meeting, Parker and Red were in the first and second positions in the WBO super middleweight division, so the winner theoretically qualified to forcibly challenge the boxing title, depending on whether the WBO will order Alvarez to defend the title forcefully, but even if the WBO does not order, then the winning Red will be the ideal choice for Alvarez, because besides Red, Alvarez has no more suitable opponent.
If the battle between Red and Alvarez is staged, the author does not think there is much suspense, the focus is on how Alvarez won. Red doesn't have a clear advantage in physical condition, and unlike his fellow British fellow left-handed Billy Sanders, Red is a standard positional fighter who likes to slowly press and pressure his opponents, Alvarez likes this high style, so if nothing else, Alvarez is likely to beat Red to see if he can knock out his opponent? You must know that in the 5 games that Red has lost so far, only 1 has been knocked down, and the quality of will and ability to resist blows are still good.