Overview

• Parnasse, 27, finished former European super-lightweight champion Franck Petitjean, 37, by referee stoppage in round two after scoring a knockdown.
• The six-round bout at Paris’s Adidas Arena featured three-minute rounds and drew roughly 8,000 spectators who largely backed the MMA star.
• Parnasse said boxing felt different from MMA due to the absence of clinch work and described the fight as easier than expected.
• He expressed interest in longer assignments, saying he hopes for a ten-round boxing match as he builds experience.
• His team is planning a KSW appearance in December with another boxing bout targeted for 2026, as promoter-coach Atch Chaufourier said such crossovers can help revive interest in boxing.