Who won Wardley vs Clarke?
Fabio Wardley drew with Frazer Clarke by split draw in their 12 round contest on Sunday 31st March 2024 at o2 Arena in London.
The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 113-113, 112-115, meaning it was a split draw.
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
Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses 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 3 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 & 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, 61 to Clarke's 44.
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 28th October 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had won against Michael Polite Coffie on 1st April 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat Nathan Gorman on 26th November 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 27th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.
He had won against Nick Webb on 7th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Clarke remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dave Allen on 2nd September 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Mariusz Wach on 16th June 2023 by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Bogdan Dinu on 25th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had won against Kamil Sokolowski on 12th November 2022 by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
He had beat Ariel Esteban Bracamonte on 9th August 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 6:00 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Wardley vs Clarke?
Fabio Wardley was a 2/5 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Frazer Clarke made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.
There might be an upset here.
What a fight this will be
Yeah, really intriguing fight!