Wardley vs Clarke II

Who won Wardley vs Clarke II?

Fabio Wardley beat Frazer Clarke by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev beating Dmitry Bivol for the The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jai Opetaia beat Jack Massey for the IBF World Cruiserweight belt, Chris Eubank Jr defeated Kamil Szeremeta, Skye Nicolson was victorious over Raven Chapman, and Ben Whittaker beat Liam Cameron.

Wardley vs Clarke II stats

Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Frazer Clarke made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 1 draw.

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

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

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

Wardley was 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 had fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Clarke's 45.

Fabio Wardley went 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 vs Clarke II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Frazer Clarke had been fighting more than Fabio Wardley.

Going into this contest, Fabio Wardley had last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Frazer Clarke's last outing had been 6 months and 11 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wardley vs Clarke II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:20 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:20 PM EST or 1:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:20 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Wardley vs Clarke II?

Wardley vs Clarke II was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Wardley vs Clarke II?

Fabio Wardley was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Frazer Clarke made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.