The New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has retained his WBO World Heavyweight title, beating Romanian Razvan Cojanu in a unanimous decision at the Manukau Events Centre in Auckland.
Joseph Parker lands a punch during his fight with Razvan Cojanu for the WBO World Heavyweight title. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Despite Cojanu's attempted intimidation tactics, the slow moving Romanian barely threw any combinations in the opening rounds.
In round four, Cojanu was deducted a point for holding, which he did to Parker throughout the first half of the fight.
Parker threw a series of nice combinations throughout the fight but began to get frustrated at his inability to produce the power to close it out.
The Romanian found his rhythm towards the end of the fight but left it too little late to threaten Parker's lead.
The final round got the biggest cheers from the crowd as both boxers tried to finish the fight with a knockout but to no avail.
Parker's undefeated record moves to 23-0.
-RNZ
