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Watch: Joseph Parker channels inner warrior with facial ta moko in latest ad for upcoming unification bout with Anthony Joshua

March 13, 2018

The Kiwi heavyweight faces off with Anthony Joshua on April 1 for four world titles.

New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has appeared in a television ad for his upcoming unification bout, opting to use a Maori facial tattoo to help him discover his inner warrior.

The current WBO champion had a ta moko digitally transfered to his face for the advertisement as shots transitioned between him and a Maori warrior staring down the camera.

Parker, who was born and raised in South Auckland, is predominantly of Samoan decent with the 26-year-old often announced by his Fa'amatai title of Lupesoliai La'auli when he wins fights.

His British rival, Joshua, also appears in the ad. where he was compared to a wolf. while a narrator documented the duo as "two beasts so ferocious they cannot be tamed".

Parker and Joshua collide at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on April 1 NZT with the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles on the line.

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