Joseph Parker stunned Deontay Wilder in their heavyweight contest in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

The New Zealander secured a unanimous victory after 12 rounds.

Wilder, who was having his first bout of the year was not at his best all through.

Parker won all the judges cards; 118-111, 118-110 and 120-108.

The former WBO champion claimed he trained hard for the victory.

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“Dangerous fight, a tough fight but we trained very hard for this. People had other plans, but this is God’s plan,” Parker declared,”he was quoted Sky Sports.

“Today we got the win and Merry Christmas to us!

“Deontay’s got a new coach and maybe he’s applying the new things he’s working on, but maybe inactivity played a part.”

Wilder praised his opponent and claimed he is not dwelling too much on the defeat.

“I did [think

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