Fabio Wardley claims interim title after stunning win over Parker

After UFC fans enjoyed UFC 321, attraction shifted to a boxing lucifer astatine London’s O2 Arena. Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley locked horns successful a combat for the WBO interim heavyweight title.

30-year-old British heavyweight Wardley usurped Parker’s interim title. Parker entered the combat arsenic the favorite, owed to his acquisition and reputation, portion Wardley was undefeated (19-0-1) and known for his almighty knockouts.

Parker controlled the gait from the start. Towards the extremity of the archetypal round, helium landed a close manus down Fabio's ear, but the doorbell saved him. Wardley didn’t springiness up and successful the 2nd round, helium returned the stroke with a bid of punches, forcing Joseph to retreat. The ambiance successful the arena was great, and the assemblage enjoyed the speech of blows.

In the 3rd round, Wardley showed assurance and matched Joseph on adjacent terms, utilizing beforehand punches and the occasional right, portion Joseph looked for antagonistic strikes. The 4th circular was much reserved, Parker kept the gait and pressure, but Fabio returned with a fierce bid of punches.

Control

In the 5th and sixth rounds, Joseph controlled, but Fabio put up coagulated absorption and tried to interruption him down. In the eighth round, some men traded beforehand punches, Parker slowed down a bit, and Fabio managed it better.

The ninth circular brought a precocious pace, Joseph hit with near hooks, and successful the mediate of the round, a close and a near hook shook Fabio. At the extremity of the tenth round, Fabio hit Parker with a close uppercut, portion Joseph tried to combat back.

In the eleventh round, the lucifer was incredibly tense. Fabio started fiercely, Parker defended and fought back, but the referee stopped the fight. Wardley celebrated, winning the 20th triumph of his vocation and the WBO "interim" title. Parker suffered his 4th decision successful 40 fights.

Both men showed superb stamina and quality, and the lucifer was marked arsenic 1 of the champion boxing fights of 2025. Wardley could situation Oleksandr Usyk for the satellite loop adjacent year.

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