RESULTS: Joseph Parker Scores Impressive KO Over Alexander Flores, Shows His Nasty Side As Promised

Earlier today in his native New Zealand, former WBO heavyweight champ Joseph Parker crushed a game but out of his depth Alexander Flores via impressively brutal third-round KO. Parker stunned Flores as he was pinned on the ropes, sending him to the canvas with a right hand. Then, in wasting no time at all in going for the finish, Parker blazed away, prompting the referee to dive in and call a halt to the fight. Time was 2:51 of round-three.

Parker, in scoring his first win of the year, improves to 25-2(19). Flores, a huge underdog upon entering the ring, falls to 17-2-1(15).

Before today’s fight Parker vowed to be meaner in the ring, that there would be “no more Mr. Nice Guy.” The former champ kept his word, but he perhaps went a little too far. There was controversy attached to Parker’s win, in that Flores was belted low a few times, for which Parker was warned. In fact, a low blow immediately preceded the right hand shot that sent Flores to the mat in the third-round.

Parker was pleased with his win, as was his team, but Flores does have a case for feeling at least a little aggrieved.