On Sunday, March 31, we witnessed an all-British heavyweight traditional as Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KOs) and Frazer Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KOs) fought to a bloody, entertaining draw in the principle occasion on the Boxxer Promotions Unhealthy Blood card on the O2 Area in London. Following Sunday’s predominant occasion, Clarke instantly made it clear he needed the rematch, by saying: “I hope so. I’d love a rematch. I’d like to battle Fabio once more.” Wardley has now addressed the requires a rematch in an interview with Sky Sports activities.
Fabio Wardley Talks Potential Rematch With Frazer Clarke
Future for Fabio Wardley After Frazer Clarke Battle
Wardley and Clarke couldn’t be separated after a 12-round conflict on the O2 Area. The draw ensured the Ipswich native retained his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. Regardless of the thrilling nature of their battle, Wardley needs to discover all his choices and never decide to a rematch right away: “It doesn’t need to be quick. It doesn’t need to be in any respect, essentially. I nonetheless have my belts. I nonetheless transfer ahead. Once more the ball’s nonetheless in my courtroom. It’s nonetheless my determination.”
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“We’ll have a look at the choices. It was battle,” he continued. “I don’t know if I can do too lots of these in my profession, take off an excessive amount of, put my household and associates by an excessive amount of panic.”
The Ipswich-born fighter did tease a possible homecoming for the rematch: “Portman Street is at all times on the playing cards. It’s one the membership need, it’s one I would like. We did the O2. I believe the following step from that may be a stadium of some kind.”
Reflecting on the Struggle
Regardless of knocking Clarke down, and the Olympian having some extent taken away for a low blow, Wardley refused to criticise the judges: “I’m not going to begin bashing the refs or bashing the judges, that’s not my model. It was what it was. It was judged nonetheless it was judged.”
He continued: “Finally it was on me to do extra in a battle to make it extra convincing evidently. Subsequent time round, if we get on, that’s what I’ll be doing.”
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Reflecting on his personal efficiency, Wardley mentioned: “There’s positives and negatives to be taken from that. There’s components of the efficiency I’m pleased with, components of the efficiency I’m not so pleased with. However total it was evening of boxing. Perhaps not a lot boxing, perhaps preventing however nonetheless.”
“It’s all I’ve executed in my profession to this point, have fights which might be good, dangerous, exhausting, straightforward and enhance and this can be no totally different.”
New Discovered Respect
The build-up to the battle noticed some bitterness and phrases exchanged between the 2, nevertheless it seems Wardley has a newfound respect for his opponent: “I mentioned lots within the build-up about his coronary heart and seeing whether or not it’s there and turning up on the evening and the way he reacts below the lights and look, he did his bit. He reacted effectively,” he mentioned.
He continued: “All credit score to him, you want the suitable dance associate for large nights like this, large moments in my profession and credit score and due to him for being that for me.”
