Parker vs Wardley

Who won Parker vs Wardley?

Fabio Wardley beat Joseph Parker by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, at The O2 Arena, London.

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

This contest was for the WBO heavyweight championship of the world.

Wardley was defending his his WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Joseph Parker in October 2025. He had held this belt for 5 days.

Also on the undercard Juergen Uldedaj was victorious over Rolly Lambert Fogoum, Danny Quartermaine lost to Royston Barney Smith, Ezra Taylor defeated Steed Woodall, and Mitchell Smith was victorious over Arnie Dawson.

Parker vs Wardley stats

Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Fabio Wardley made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 1 draw.

Joseph Parker was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

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

Both Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Wardley, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 180 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Wardley's 83.

Parker vs Wardley form

Parker 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 beaten Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had defeated Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Justis Huni on June 7, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Portman Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Frazer Clarke on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had defeated David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had beaten Michael Polite Coffie on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Joseph Parker had last fought 8 months and 3 days ago, while Fabio Wardley's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Wardley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Wardley?

The DAZN PPV show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Parker vs Wardley?

Joseph Parker was a 27/100 (-370) favorite going into the contest, while Fabio Wardley made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.