Joseph Parker's Las Vegas press conference to promote Auckland world title fight cancelledFAIRFAX NZ New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker and his promoter Dean Lonergan should have been talking up a world title fight in Auckland against Andy Ruiz at a media conference in Las Vegas on Sunday. Auckland has just felt the first cost of their decision to withdraw funding from Joseph Parker's planned world title fight with a high profile media conference in Las Vegas cancelled. Confirmation of the WBO title fight details between Parker and Mexico's Andy Ruiz were set to be announced in Las Vegas on Sunday (NZ time). READ MORE:* Funding U-turn endangers Parker's title fight in Auckland* Parker deserves better, AucklandVegas is hosting the best boxing writers in the world this weekend, gathered to watch Manny Pacquiao battle Jessie Vargas for the WBO welterweight title. Parker and his trainer Kevin Barry continue to prepare at their Las Vegas base while the venue details are ironed out.

Source: Stuff November 05, 2016 04:04 UTC