Fabio Wardley Stops Joseph Parker In Stunning Style To Set Up Usyk Clash

The British heavyweight Fabio Wardley pulled disconnected nan biggest triumph of his profession pinch an tremendous upset complete Joseph Parker to group up a world title changeable against Oleksandr Usyk. In a pulsating title astatine nan O2 Arena, Wardley showed he has 1 of nan toughest chins successful nan athletics arsenic he swallowed respective immense punches from Parker earlier forcing nan referee, Howard Foster, to extremity nan bout successful an explosive 11th round.

The WBO had ordered nan knowledgeable Parker to look Usyk, nan undisputed world heavyweight champion, successful July, but nan New Zealander put his mandatory challenger position connected nan statement against Wardley, who was still progressive successful white-collar boxing erstwhile his force was world champion successful 2016.

Parker promised to beryllium a “different level” to nan 30-year-old and that appeared nan lawsuit for overmuch of nan bout successful London. Wardley seemed to person missed retired connected nan chance to extremity nan bout successful a back-and-forth 2nd information and again successful nan 10th, which appeared a sliding doors moments for nan Ipswich right-hander.

Yet, aft Parker could not get his rival out, Wardley roared backmost pinch a immense correct to wobble nan New Zealand successful nan 11th and a flurry of further punches forced a melodramatic stoppage to proceed his fairytale communicative successful nan sport.

The British heavyweights Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte are shaping up to header astatine Co-Op Live successful Manchester connected 13 December. Chisora (36-13, 23KOs) and Whyte were coming astatine nan O2 Arena for nan Wardley-Parker bout.

The brace were asked astir a imaginable 3rd gathering aft Whyte (31-4, 21KOs) won nan first 2 bouts and though Chisora, 41, initially kept his cards adjacent to his chest, he insisted nan 50th conflict of his profession will “100%” happen.

“Yeah, if nan statement is right. If nan statement is right, but correct now it’s not,” Chisora claimed, aft he was greeted pinch large cheers. “Listen, I want nan conflict but nan paperwork has to beryllium right. You cognize what I’m talking astir [Frank Warren]. The paperwork has to beryllium right. The conflict will beryllium amazing. The conflict will hap successful December pinch Dillian, 100% and it will beryllium an explosive fight.”