Dzambekov Folds Parker With Fourth-Round Body-Shot KO

LONDON — The body shot wrote the ending. Umar Dzambekov knocked out Zach Parker with a left hand downstairs at 1:47 of the fourth round on the Zuffa Boxing 12 undercard at Copper Box Arena on November 7, 2026.

The official Zuffa results and The Ring's ringside report agree on the finish and time. Parker went down from the left to the body and could not beat the ten-count.

There was work to do before that decisive punch. Both reports describe Parker having success to the body in the early rounds. Dzambekov supplied the emphatic answer in the fourth, turning a competitive assignment into a clean knockout.

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The unbeaten light heavyweight moves to 15-0. For the 28-year-old Austrian, it follows his stoppage of Ahmed Elbiali earlier this year — another finish noted by both Zuffa and The Ring. No need to attach a title promise to this one: beating Parker is the result, and it stands on its own.

Kimster's take: head shots make the highlight reel, but a well-placed shot downstairs can close the show just as completely. Parker was finding his own body work; Dzambekov landed the one that ended the argument. The next test is a matchmaking question, not something this knockout automatically settles.

Catch up on our Zuffa Boxing 12 weigh-in coverage, including the Billam-Smith–Clarke main event and Bentley–Mosley Jr. co-main. For another developing British matchup, read our Buatsi–Hutchinson weigh-in report.

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