The much-awaited Joseph Parker-Junior Fa boxing bout has been postponed after a blood test from Fa ruled him out of stepping into the ring on December 12. “We saw an issue in sparring and in training for a few days, we had a routine blood test anyway on the Friday, and because of the blood test result on Monday the doctor said we weren't cleared to fight in four weeks,”’ Fa’s manager Mark Keddell told Stuff. Keddell said it was a different issue on this occasion but declined to give any more details that the Parker camp could use to their advantagePhil Walter/Getty Images Junior Fa’s blood test has ruled him has long operated in the shadow of Joseph Parker. In the David Tua-Shane Cameron fight, Shane Cameron took a tune-up (fight) beforehand and broke his hand and that delayed the event a few months. A press conference has been scheduled for Monday where a new date for the bout is expected to be announced.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2020 23:54 UTC