Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will challenge "The Big **" Zhang Zhilei this weekend, which will be a huge test for him. Zhang Zhilei is a left-handed, skilled and powerful man, and it will not be easy for Parker to win, so it is important to prepare for the fight, and he needs to find the right sparring partner to fight in order to increase his chances of winning.
Prior to this, Parker's coach Andy Lee mysteriously said that they had the "secret**" to defeating Zhang Zhilei, including sparring partners, and he thought that it would not be easy to find a sparring partner similar to Zhang Zhilei, and luckily completed the work, that is, to find a sparring partner who could help Parker defeat Zhang Zhilei.
Now, with kick-off close at hand, Parker's mysterious sparring partner has been revealed: British heavyweight rising star Moses Ituma.
Andy Lee is pleased with Ituma as Parker's sparring partner and believes that in time, Ituma will become the heavyweight champion.
Andy Lee said:"It's hard to say how good he is, but he's really very good and I think Ituma has everything to go as far as he wants, as long as there are no unforeseen disasters or accidents, and as long as he goes off track, then Ituma can do anything. ”
Andy Lee continued:"Ituma is a left-hander, strong, fast, powerful, intelligent, with a great style both when it presses and when he moves, Ituma is very well-rounded, he has a lot to improve on, it just takes time and experience, all in all a very exciting prospect. ”
Finally, Andy Lee reiterated Ituma's potential to become a World Champion, saying:"He's a future champion and just keep on the right path and don't get distracted. There's nothing to worry about, even if Ituma talks to me, he doesn't get distracted, he doesn't hang out with the wrong people, he's very calm, determined and focused on boxing. ”
An important reason why Andy Lee is blowing about Ituma is that the other party is his own fighter, and Andy Lee naturally wants to promote it vigorously.
Born in Slovakia at just 19 years old, Ituma has a current professional record of seven wins and five knockouts. Ituma said that he wants to break Mike Tyson's record of winning the boxing title at the age of 20, but now it seems that it is not very likely, because compared to Tyson back then, Itauma still fights much less frequently, unless he is a wizard and can successfully reach the top in the next 2-3 fights, it will be impossible to break Tyson's record.
It has to be mentioned that Ituma is a good match when it comes to sparring partners, and in addition to working with Parker now, he will soon join up with WBC champion Tyson Fury to help him prepare for his May 18 clash with Olekosandr Usyk.
It should be noted that in October last year, Itauma also served as Joe Joyce's sparring partner to help prepare for the rematch with Zhang Zhilei, but failed to help Joyce make a breakthrough. As for whether Ituma is as amazing as Andy Lee boasts, I believe that time will give the most objective answer.