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Joseph Parker has called out Dillian Whyte in bizarre fashion by reenacting the videoclip to Take That's 1995 hit Back for Good.
Whyte won a close contest by unanimous decision at The O2 Arena in London four years ago, just three months after his opponent had lost his WBO heavyweight title to Anthony Joshua in Cardiff.
At the time, the loss against Whyte was Parker's only second professional defeat and the New Zealander remains eager to set the record the straight.
And he has now called out the Briton in typically outlandish fashion, by sharing a video on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, with the message: 'I want you back for good Dillian Whyte. If not, I'm moving on.'
The caption is a not-so-subtle nod to the Take That which serves as the soundtrack to the 90 seconds clip, in which Parker lip-syncs his way through a message for his rival.
Joseph Parker has called out Dillian Whyte with a bizarre video released on social media
In the clip, Parker lip-syncs along to the tune of Take That's Back for Good
The video starts with Parker just out of focus of the camera, before he sits down at his kitchen table and starts singing along to Back for Good while looking straight into the camera.
He then turns his eyes on a framed picture of a smiling Whyte, strategically placed next to a mug reading; 'Dillian, the body snatcher', a nod to the Briton's nickname.
The set-up is far from casual and references the song's open verse, which features the lyrics: 'Got a picture of you beside me. Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup.'
The next lines could hardly be more apt for a boxer looking to bounce back from a painful loss.
Parker cheerfully sings along the 'Got a fist of pure emotion, Got a
