Rusty Joseph Parker needs 10 rounds to stop Alex Leapai as former WBO heavyweight champion is forced to stay patient at Dunkin' Donuts Center Joseph Parker stopped Alex Leapai in the 10th round on Saturday night Parker was fighting for the first time since December and was not at his best He said: 'It ended up going more rounds than I expected. I just had to be patient'
By Ap Reporter
Published: 07:49 BST, 30 June 2019 | Updated: 07:49 BST, 30 June 2019
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Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker of New Zealand stopped Alex Leapai of Australia in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round non-title bout at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Saturday night.
Referee Ricky Gonzalez stopped the fight after two minutes and 18 seconds of the 10th after Parker drilled Leapai with a right hand that forced Leapai to stumble backward briefly.
'I've been out of the ring for half a year,' Parker said. 'It ended up going more rounds than I expected. I just had to be patient.'
