Wardley vs Coffie

Who won Wardley vs Coffie?

Fabio Wardley beat Michael Polite Coffie by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, at o2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Jermaine Franklin. Also on the undercard Galal Yafai beat Moises Calleros, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams defeated River Wilson Bent, and Campbell Hatton was victorious over Louis Fielding.

Wardley vs Coffie stats

Back in April 2023, Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Michael Polite Coffie made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Fabio Wardley was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Coffie had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Wardley and Michael Polite Coffie fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 months earlier than Coffie, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Coffie's 62.

Fabio Wardley went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Wardley vs Coffie form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Nathan Gorman on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nick Webb on August 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

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

He had beaten Richard Lartey on November 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Michael Polite Coffie had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jonathan Rice on January 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jonathan Rice on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Darmani Rock on January 30, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

Before that, he had won against Joey Abell on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had defeated Luis Eduardo Pena on August 8, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fabio Wardley had been fighting more than Michael Polite Coffie.

Going into this contest, Fabio Wardley had last fought 4 months and 6 days ago, while Michael Polite Coffie's last outing had been 1 year and 3 months ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Coffie'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 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Wardley vs Coffie start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wardley vs Coffie?

Wardley vs Coffie was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Wardley vs Coffie?

Fabio Wardley was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Polite Coffie made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+570) with oddsmakers.