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Joseph Parker faces Jack Massey next weekend.Photo/Queensbury

Joseph Parker’s 34th professional fight will also be the first in the former WBO World Heavyweight Champion’s career.

Parker’s return to the ring next Sunday against Jack Massey will be the first time that one of Parker’s matches will be broadcast on free-to-air television in New Zealand, and the match will be shown on Three.

In Parker’s first fight since being stopped by Joe Joyce last September, the 31-year-old will face Massey at heavyweight. The 29-year-old British boxer has achieved his 20-1 record in the cruiserweight division. The fight is the undercard for a middleweight bout between Chris Eubanks Jr. and Liam Smith at the Manchester Arena.

Massey has been sparring for six rounds with Parker at a training camp hosted by WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and will be entering the fight as a known quantity. But this is a big step forward for Massey. Parker holds top ten positions in the WBO, WBC and ring heavyweight rankings.

“I love Jack for stepping up to this fight,” Parker said.

“He’s a very skilful tough guy and has clearly backed himself up. Unfortunately, he made a big mistake. I have a point to prove, He’s bothering me.”

Parker’s manager David Higgins said the move to free-to-air is a great opportunity for New Zealand sports fans to see the country’s most successful boxer while he was still in his prime.

“He’s accomplished so much that it’s easy to forget that Joseph is only 31,” Higgins said.

“But for the heavyweight, that means his best years are still ahead of him. It’s an important battle.”

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