Joseph Parker (21-0, 18 KOs) halted Alexander Dimitrenko (38-3, 24 KOs) in the third round on Saturday night at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, New Zealand.
Parker knocked Dimitrenko down four times en route to the TKO victory.
The New Zealander dropped Dimitrenko with a left-right combination in the first round and sent the 6’7″ Russian to the canvas two more times in the second with more hard shots.
Dimitrenko went down for the fourth time from a body shot in the third and while he…