Wardley vs Adeleye

Who won Wardley vs Adeleye?

Fabio Wardley beat David Adeleye by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 28th October 2023 in 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 Tyson Fury beating Francis Ngannou. Also, on the undercard Carlos Takam lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga, Joseph Parker defeated Simon Kean and Arslanbek Makhmudov was victorious over Junior Anthony Wright.

Wardley vs Adeleye stats

Back in October 2023, Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

David Adeleye made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws.

Fabio Wardley was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Wardley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Adeleye. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Wardley & David Adeleye fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Adeleye, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 61 to Adeleye's 43.

Fabio Wardley went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

David Adeleye was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 201lb division.

Wardley vs Adeleye form

Wardley remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Michael Polite Coffie on 1st April 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Nathan Gorman on 26th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had beat Daniel Martz on 27th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Nick Webb on 7th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had won against Eric Molina on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 5th round at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

David Adeleye had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Emir Ahmatovic on 9th June 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dmytro Bezus on 17th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beat Elvis Garcia on 11th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had won against Chris Healey on 23rd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Stadium, London.

He had beat Dominik Musil on 12th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Fabio Wardley had last fought 6 months and 27 days ago, while David Adeleye's last outing had been 4 months and 19 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Adeleye's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Wardley vs Adeleye start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Wardley vs Adeleye?

Wardley vs Adeleye was broadcast on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+ PPV.

What were the odds on Wardley vs Adeleye?

Fabio Wardley was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while David Adeleye made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.