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 | 20 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Draws | 1 |
Fabio Wardley (born 18 December 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight title since June 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title since 2023, and the British title from November 2022 to March 2025.
Wardley is managed by Dillian Whyte [1] and trained by Robert Hodgins [2] He has won 19 of his 20 professional fights, with 18 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]
Wardley vacated his British title in March 2025 after being named as mandatory challenger for the WBA regular heavyweight championship held by Kubrat Pulev. [16]
He was scheduled to face Justis Huni for the WBA interim heavyweight title at Portman Road in Ipswich on 7 June 2025. Originally, he was set to face Jarrell Miller for the title, but Miller had to pull out on April 30, citing a shoulder injury. [17] Huni outboxed Wardley for nine rounds and was well ahead on the scorecards before Wardley suddenly knocked him out in the tenth round with an overhand right, winning the title. [18]
| 20 fights | 19 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Justis Huni | KO | 10 (12), 1:42 | 7 Jun 2025 | Portman Road, Ipswich, England | Won vacant WBA interim heavyweight title |
| 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 Jul 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 |