The New Zealander wants a title fight with the Ukrainian champion.
WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has made an original challenge to WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO title holder Oleksandr Usyk .
The New Zealand boxer posted a video on his social media, where he sings along to Shania Twain's “You're Still The One” on the beach. The video also features photos of Usyk and Parker together, moments of their fights, training, and dancing.
The highlight of the video, filmed on the ocean shore, was the inscription in the sand: “I'm very feel.” With this phrase, Alexander answered the question: “How do you feel?” at the weigh-in before the fight with German Marco Huck in 2017.
Later, the Ukrainian boxer trolled himself for his poor English by recording a video that went viral on the Internet.
“The best boxing challenge of all time,” one user of the social network X commented on Parker's video message to Usyk.
You're Still The One @usykaa #karekarebeach
: @kerryrusselltv pic.twitter.com/w7muclNmOV
— Joseph Parker (@joeboxerparker) March 19, 2025
Let us recall that the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ordered Usyk to defend his title against Parker.
However, the Ukrainian responded that he is primarily interested in a unification fight with Briton Daniel Dubois in order to once again become the absolute world heavyweight champion.
In May 2024, Usyk defeated Briton Tyson Fury and became the first “absolute” heavyweight champion in the 21st century. Then, due to a rematch with the “Gypsy King”, the Ukrainian refused to make a mandatory defense of the IBF title against Dubois and vacated the belt, losing the “absolute” title.
The 38-year-old Usyk has 23 wins (14 by knockout) in 23 professional fights.
Parker, 33, has 36 wins (24 by knockout) and three losses – to Joshua (2018), Dillian Whyte (2018) and Joe Joyce (2022). The New Zealander held the WBO heavyweight title, which he won in 2016 against Andy Ruiz, until he lost to Joshua in a unification fight.