Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Deontay Wilder takes on Joseph Parker in the co-main event of "Day of Reckoning" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in one of the year's most anticipated fights. American former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder is the favorite against former WBO heavyweight and New Zealander Parker. A win for Deontay Wilder here could see him face off with Anthony Joshua early next year. The bout at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh is live on DAZN PPV this Saturday night and will be Joseph Parker's fourth fight of 2023. Wilder was last in the ring in October 2022.

BOXING: Heavyweight 

Venue: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Where to watch: DAZN PPV

Date: 23.12.2023. 23.30

"The Bronze Bomber" returns to the boxing ring for the first time since a first-round knockout of Robert Helenius in October 2022. The victory saw the now 38-year-old return to winning ways after two losses to Tyson Fury, in which Wilder was knocked out in both fights. One of the hardest and most devastating boxers in history, Deontay Wilder, has knocked out all but one fighter he has defeated. In 2015, the Alabama-born boxer won the WBC heavyweight title, making ten successful defenses before losing the championship to Tyson Fury.

• Age: 38
• Height: 6' 7"
• Reach: 83"
• Record: 43-2-1(Draw)

For me, Deontay Wilder will render Joseph Parker unconscious. I'm not going to say what round, but he wins by a knockout.

Carl Froch

The former WBO heavyweight champion stopped Simon Kean last October to win the vacant IBF and WBO intercontinental heavyweight titles in his third fight of 2023. Parker defeated Andy Ruiz Jr. in December 2016 to win the vacant WBO heavyweight title, becoming the first heavyweight boxer from either New Zealand or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship. Two successful title defenses followed before a failed bid to unify the heavyweight division saw him lose the WBO gold to Anthony Joshua. Parker's last defeat was an eleventh-round stoppage to Joe Joyce last year. He is currently on a three-fight winning streak.

• Age: 31
• Height: 6' 4"
• Reach: 76"
• Record: 33-3

I think Parker is a very good boxer, a really strong guy. But maybe with a couple more miles on the clock, Wilder will be in good form. He hasn't had a lot of action, but I think Wilder wins. I think he might even stop Parker.

George Groves

Joseph Parker is a 5.93 underdog to cause an upset on Betwinner. A double chance of a draw or Parker win is 4.45 on Betwinner. Total over 5.5 rounds is 1.59 on 1XBET with the total over 7.5 priced at 2.08 on 1XBET. Either fighter to win by knockout is 3.10 on Bet365, while either fighter by unanimous decision is 5.50, also on Bet365.