Former WBO heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker is loving life together with his new coaching staff.
Parker mutually agreed to half methods with long-time mentor Kevin Barry final yr earlier than linking up with former middleweight champion Andy Lee, who has been a key participant in Tyson Fury’s camp in recent times.
Regardless of being nearly 12,000 miles away from his household, the New Zealander is loving his new set-up and says it has reignited his ardour for boxing.
“I get pleasure from working with Andy Lee,” Parker advised talkSPORT.
“I had eight years of Kevin and we achieved rather a lot however transferring right here and dealing with Andy I really feel revived as a fighter.
“The eagerness that I did lose for boxing, I received it proper again and I like it. I really like camp life. I do miss my household, however I really like camp life.
“I really like [training]. That’s all we do! All of the fighters on the market understand it’s practice, eat sleep, repeat. It’s getting you in nice form for the combat and I’m loving each second of it.”
Parker will proceed his journey again to world honours when he takes on Joe Joyce on September 24 on the AO Area in Manchester after their preliminary combat in London was postponed.
The 30-year-old who has shared the ring with the likes of Andy Ruiz, Hughie Fury, Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte, and Derek Chisora twice is dreaming of becoming a two-time world champion but insists he’s laser-focused on the job at hand.
“The title is always what everyone dreams of having and to be two-time world champion would be fantastic, but my focus is just going fight by fight,” Parker added.
“The next person in front of me is Joyce. I’m going to give that my full 100 per cent attention.”
Joyce has established himself as the #1 heavyweight with the WBO by going 14-0 since transitioning to professional boxing after winning silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
‘The Juggernaught’ has picked up several high-profile wins over the likes of Bermane Stiverne, Bryant Jennings, Daniel Dubois, and Carlos Takam to put himself in line for a shot at the interim WBO heavyweight title later this month.