"I'm prepared to go 12 rounds and I'm prepared to go one round," he said. "I know how to control my emotions in the ring, so if he tries to make it a dog fight I'm prepared for that. Joseph Parker might be prevented from boxing his way to a win over Solomon Haumono, an opponent hoping to turn the sweet science into a scrap. "If [Haumono] is going to try and rough me up, I'm ready for it. "The last time I was roughed up was by Kev in the gym," Parker joked ahead of the transtasman showdown.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2016 05:37 UTC