Wardley vs Parker

When is Wardley vs Parker?

Fabio Wardley could face Joseph Parker in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Wardley vs Parker stats

Fabio Wardley would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Wardley would have a large advantage in power over Parker, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Parker's 66%.

Fabio Wardley is the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Wardley has a height advantage of 1 inch over Parker. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Wardley & Joseph Parker fight out of an orthodox stance.

Wardley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 year and 9 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 189 less professional rounds, 61 to Parker's 250.

Fabio Wardley goes into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA and 3 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Wardley vs Parker form

Wardley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Frazer Clarke on 31st March 2024 by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat David Adeleye on 28th October 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Zhilei Zhang on 8th March 2024 by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Simon Kean on 28th October 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

Before that, he had beat Faiga Opelu on 24th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

He had won against Jack Massey on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Fabio Wardley.

Fabio Wardley last fought 3 months and 17 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Wardley vs Parker?

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