Another quality heavyweight clash for us tonight.

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The story so far, good opener from Parker, Whyte, maybe a bit fortunately, is given a knockdown, although Parker hitting the canvas (for the first time in his career) appeared to come because of a clash of heads.

Parker's corner are unhappy with rough tactics from Whyte, but the Londoner has performed well in the last few rounds and is probably a few points ahead. Into the second half of the fight we go.

Big left hook from Whyte, he is landing more frequently now. Parker starting to look in a bit of bother.

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Good uppercut from Whyte lands. That hurt his opponent. Parker starting to look tired, with energy levels diminishing.

Again Dillian Whyte tries to rough it up, Parker's corner are not too happy. Joseph Parker tries a big swinging left, Whyte, just about sees it coming and ducks out the way.

Parker gasping for breath a bit. That is the green flag for Whyte to mount an attack. He lands a couple, but Parker shows some nifty evasive moves to get on his heels and get out of there.

Four breathless rounds gone. Once more another wild swing from Whyte. It may have taken Parker's head off it it landed. It didn't, the Parker head remains where it should be.

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A solid left counter stops Whyte in his tracks as he looked to mount an attack. Whyte then gets spun around and receives a left and right, but then Whyte lands.

We've just had one classic, this is heading that way too.

Ritch: What did we tell you Michael? The Red Lion in Stalis is NEVER wrong.

RantingMrP: Parker looks like he's put on a stone since the weigh-in...started very slow. Good time for Parker to get ahead on the scorecards, but is the Whyte engine taking too long to warm up?

Badreddine ayad: This looks a tough one to call but Parker for me on points or even stoppage although would love to get it wrong.

Never doubt the Red Lion in Stalis, they know their beans.

Parker nearly gets floored, but this would have been a trip from foot, not a flooring from fist. Dillian Whyte is looking to rough Parker up, with the pair flung against the ropes. Not too pretty, but probably effective.

Parker gets some good encouragement from his corner: "You're boxing really good, but you have to be first with the jab. Tremendous body work."

Whyte looks to throw a meaty uppercut in the third, but Parker just laughs in his face.

That is the first time Parker has been floored in his career, although it shouldn't have counted. If only we had a lightning quick version of VAR in boxing.

Still, that will be classed, unfairly, as a 10-8 round to Whyte.

Parker takes a count, but gets up.

Seeing it again, it is a clash of heads, not a punch that sends Parker down.

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Good double lefts from Parker, but, just out of nowhere, Parker hits the canvas.

A left jab rocks the Parker head back, although he is proving tricky to hit at the moment. Parker again varies it up with a low right to the body and once again he gets out quick enough to leave Whyte, rather ungainly, swinging off balance.

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The first round was a bit sloppy from Whyte, a bit wild, while Parker looked more calm and composed. The second? Stay tuned.

Ritch‏: Myself and a bar full of people in Crete reckon it's Whyte's to lose.

The Crete bar has spoken...

A wild, wild swing from Dillian Whyte, who almost topples over as Parker gets in, punches out a jab, and gets out before the Londoner can counter. Good start from the New Zealander. He may have taken that round.

A big overhand right from Parker inside the opening 10 seconds brings about some gasps from the O2 Arena fans.