Joe Joyce stops Joseph Parker in 11th round to win WBO interim heavyweight title

Joe Joyce (right) stopped Joseph Parker late on (Ian Hodgson/PA)

Joe Joyce stopped Joseph Parker in the 11th round to claim the vacant WBO interim heavyweight title at Manchester’s AO Arena.

Londoner Joyce, who had won all of his previous 14 professional fights, started confidently in the opening round as he took a couple of strong right hands from New Zealand’s Parker, but remained unmoved.