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Fabio Wardley
Fabio Wardley
Fabio Wardley (born 18 December 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title since 2025. He also held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight title in 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles between 2022 and 2025.
Fabio Wardley (born 18 December 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title since 2025. He also held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight title in 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles between 2022 and 2025.
In 2025, Wardley swept British Fighter of the Year honours from ESPN, Boxing News, and British Boxing News, with his knockout of Justis Huni also earning Knockout of the Year recognition from each outlet.
Wardley is managed by Dillian Whyte and trained by Ben Davidson He has won 20 of his 21 professional fights, with 19 of them by knockout.
He claimed the vacant English heavyweight title when he beat Simon Vallily by third-round knockout on 1 August 2020.
Wardley won the British heavyweight title on 26 November 2022 by forcing a corner stoppage in the third round against Nathan Gorman.
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.
On 31 March 2024, he retained his four 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.
In August 2024, Wardley signed a multi-fight deal with Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions 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. Clarke suffered a broken jaw and visible skull deformation during the bout.
Wardley vacated his British title in March 2025 after being named as mandatory challenger for the WBA regular heavyweight championship held by Kubrat Pulev.
He faced 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. 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.
On 25 October 2025, Wardley beat former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker in the eleventh round via TKO. After stunning Parker and forcing him against the ropes, Wardley unleashed a barrage of punches that prompted referee Howard Foster to stop the fight. With this victory, Wardley captured the WBO interim heavyweight title.
Wardley was promoted to full WBO champion on 17 November 2025 when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title after being ordered to face him.
Wardley is scheduled to make the first defence of his WBO heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois in Manchester, England, on 9 May 2026.
| 21 fights | 20 wins | 0 losses |
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| By decision | ||
| Draws |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Joseph Parker | TKO | 11 (12), 1:54 | 25 Oct 2025 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won WBO interim heavyweight title |
| 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 |
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Boxing record for Fabio Wardley from BoxRec (registration required)
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Fabio Wardley - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||
| VacantTitle last held byDaniel Dubois | English heavyweight champion 1 August 2020 – March 2023Vacated | VacantTitle next held bySolomon Dacres |
| VacantTitle last held byJoe Joyce | British heavyweight champion 26 November 2022 – 14 March 2025Vacated | VacantTitle next held byDavid Adeleye |
| VacantTitle last held byAgit Kabayel | WBA Continentalheavyweight champion 1 April 2023 – March 2025Vacated | VacantTitle next held byArtem Suslenkov |
| VacantTitle last held byJoe Joyce | Commonwealth heavyweight champion 28 October 2023 – 7 June 2025Won interim title | VacantTitle next held byMoses Itauma |
| Preceded byDavid Adeleye | WBO Europeanheavyweight champion 28 October 2023 – July 2024Vacated | VacantTitle next held byNelson Hysa |
| World boxing titles | ||
| VacantTitle last held byDaniel Dubois | WBA heavyweight championInterim title 7 June 2025 – 25 October 2025Vacated | Vacant |
| Preceded byJoseph Parker | WBO heavyweight championInterim title 25 October 2025 – 17 November 2025Promoted | |
| Preceded byOleksandr UsykVacated | WBO heavyweight champion 17 November 2025 – present | Incumbent |
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