Joseph Parker's promoters have set the pay per view price for his world heavyweight title fight against Andy Ruiz Jr at $59.95, saying it reflects the enormous cost of putting on such a historic event, plus the quality of the undercard. Since then Sky Television and Duco Events have taken a hard line on illegal streamers, taking several to court. But Duco Events also appear to have taken the criticism of the leap in price - Parker's earlier fights cost $39.95 on pay per view - to heart. In normal circumstances we would just do the Parker fight and possibly one other fight as internationally sanctioned fights." "Junior is the hardest working fighter in New Zealand - he's had eight fights this year... he's training two, three or four times a day.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 00:08 UTC