Wardley vs Clarke

Who won Wardley vs Clarke?

Fabio Wardley drew with Frazer Clarke by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, March 31st, 2024, at o2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 113-113, 115-112, meaning it was a split decision.

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

Also on the undercard Florian Marku was defeated by Chris Kongo, Ben Whittaker beat Leon Willings, Viddal Riley defeated Mikael Lawal, Alen Babic was victorious over Steve Robinson, and Callum Simpson beat Abdallah Paziwapazi.

Wardley vs Clarke stats

Back in March 2024, Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Frazer Clarke made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws.

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 11 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Wardley vs Clarke form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Michael Polite Coffie on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nathan Gorman on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Martz on February 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Nick Webb on August 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Clarke had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dave Allen on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on June 16, 2023, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bogdan Dinu on March 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Kamil Sokolowski on November 12, 2022, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Ariel Esteban Bracamonte on August 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

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 5 months and 3 days ago, while Frazer Clarke's last outing had been 6 months and 29 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wardley vs Clarke start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:15 PM BST at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:15 PM EST or 1:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wardley vs Clarke?

The Peacock show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Wardley vs Clarke?

Fabio Wardley was a 2/5 (-240) favorite going into the contest, while Frazer Clarke made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.