Boxing Preview: Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KOs) vs Frazer Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KOs) 2

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The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

This fight is for the The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship.

Fabio Wardley steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Frazer Clarke will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 1 draw, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Wardley has an advantage in power over Clarke, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Clarke’s 75%.

Fabio Wardley is the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Clarke has a height advantage of 1 inch over Wardley. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Clarke, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Clarke’s 44.

Fabio Wardley goes into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Wardley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Frazer Clarke on March 31, 2024, by split draw in their 12-round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Polite Coffie on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Nathan Gorman on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had beaten Daniel Martz on February 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

Clarke remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Fabio Wardley on March 31, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dave Allen on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mariusz Wach on June 16, 2023, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Bogdan Dinu on March 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Kamil Sokolowski on November 12, 2022, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

In terms of recent activity, Frazer Clarke has been fighting more than Fabio Wardley.

Fabio Wardley last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Frazer Clarke’s last outing was 6 months and 11 days ago.

Wardley’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they lasted 5.6 rounds on average. Clarke’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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