Boxing: Exclusive - Joseph Parker splits with trainer Kevin Barry 4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Joseph Parker's head trainer Kevin Barry said they were better prepared for the fight against Junior Fa with the delay. Video / Supplied Joseph Parker's head trainer Kevin Barry said they were better prepared for the fight against Junior Fa with the delay. Video / Supplied The Herald understands both men agreed to the decision yesterday after Parker's unanimous points victory over Junior Fa at Auckland's Spark Arena on Saturday night. Barry left for his Las Vegas home yesterday and the fact he is based in the United States will partly explain the outcome. The pair have been together for eight years, with Parker living in his home and looking up to him as a father figure.