Fabio Wardley (born 18 December 1994) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British title since 2022, and the Commonwealth title since 2023.
Fabio Wardley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1994 Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
editWardley is managed by Dillian Whyte[1] and trained by Robert Hodgins[2] He has won 17 of his 18 professional fights, with 16 of them by way of knockout.
He claimed the vacant English heavyweight title when he beat Simon Vallily by third-round knockout on 1 August 2020.[3][4]
Wardley won the British heavyweight title on 26 November 2022 by forcing a corner stoppage in the third round against Nathan Gorman.[5][6]
On 28 October 2023, Wardley fought David Adeleye on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou contest in Saudi Arabia with the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title, Wardley’s British championship and Adeleye’s WBO European heavyweight belt and WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title all up for grabs. Wardley won the fight via TKO in the seventh round.[7][8]
On 31 March 2024, he retained his 4 titles with a split decision draw against Frazer Clarke at The O2 Arena in London. One ringside judge scored the fight 114-113 to Wardley, another had it 115-112 for Clarke while the third ruled the contest a 113-113 tie.[9][10][11]
In August 2024, Wardley signed a multi-fight deal with Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions[12] ahead of a rematch with Clarke at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 October 2024, which he won by knockout in the first round.[13][14][15]
Professional boxing record
edit| 19 fights | 18 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 17 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Frazer Clarke | TKO | 1 (12), 2:28 | 12 Oct 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Retained British, Commonwealth, and WBA Continental heavyweight titles |
| 18 | Draw | 17–0–1 | Frazer Clarke | SD | 12 | 31 Mar 2024 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained British, Commonwealth, WBA Continental, and WBO European heavyweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | David Adeleye | TKO | 7 (12), 2:43 | 28 Oct 2023 | Boulevard Hall, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Retained British, and WBA Continental heavyweight titles; Won WBO European, and vacant Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Michael Polite Coffie | TKO | 4 (10), 0:45 | 1 Apr 2023 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Nathan Gorman | TKO | 3 (12), 0:32 | 26 Nov 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won vacant British heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Chris Healey | TKO | 2 (8), 0:40 | 9 July 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Daniel Martz | KO | 2 (10), 1:30 | 27 Feb 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Nick Webb | KO | 1 (10), 2:30 | 7 Aug 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | Retained English heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Éric Molina | KO | 5 (10), 0:52 | 27 Mar 2021 | Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Richard Lartey | TKO | 2 (10), 1:22 | 21 Nov 2020 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Simon Vallily | TKO | 3 (10), 1:01 | 1 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | Won vacant English heavyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mariano Ruben Diaz Strunz | TKO | 6 (8), 1:06 | 20 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Dennis Lewandowski | TKO | 3 (8), 2:35 | 10 May 2019 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Morgan Dessaux | TKO | 1 (6), 1:43 | 2 Feb 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Phil Williams | TKO | 3 (4), 1:58 | 22 Dec 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ferenc Zsalek | KO | 1 (6), 1:41 | 26 May 2018 | Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Scott Saward | KO | 1 (4), 2:54 | 18 Nov 2017 | Epic Centre, Norwich, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Zheko Zhekov | TKO | 1 (4), 2:46 | 22 Jul 2017 | Epic Centre, Norwich, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jakub Wójcicki | PTS | 4 | 8 Apr 2017 | York Hall, London, England |
References
edit- ^ "Dillian Whyte says his protege Fabio Wardley has an aura of 'invincibility'". 26 March 2021.
- ^ "It's going to be a very exciting year". 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Ted Cheeseman beats Sam Eggington at Eddie Hearn's garden Fight Camp". BBC. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Eggington vs Cheeseman: Fabio Wardley stops Simon Vallily in three rounds of heavyweight grudge match". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (26 November 2022). "Fabio Wardley Drops Nathan Gorman Three Times, Stops Him in Third". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Boxing Results: Fabio Wardley Beats Nathan Gorman And Wins Vacant British Heavyweight Title". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Wardley stops Adeleye to retain British heavyweight title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley Drops, Stops David Adeleye in Seventh of Grudge Match". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley v Frazer Clarke: Bruising British heavyweight title fight ends in split-decision draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke fight to bloody draw". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Heavyweights Frazer Clarke and Fabio Wardley Share a Wild, Brutal Draw". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley signs with Queensberry ahead of Frazer Clarke rematch". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley thrashes Frazer Clarke in rematch, first round knockout". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley delivers brutal first-round knockout victory against Frazer Clarke in Riyadh". TNT Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Wardley knocks out Frazer Clarke in first round of heavyweight rematch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Fabio Wardley from BoxRec (registration required)