What milestone did Joseph Parker achieve by winning the WBO title?
First Kiwi to win a minor world championship
First heavyweight boxer from NZ or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship
Youngest boxer to win the WBO title
First to win WBO title in his first professional boxing match
Answer
Joseph Parker is the first heavyweight boxer from New Zealand or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship. He won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title in December 2016.
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