Wardley vs Parker

When is Wardley vs Parker?

Fabio Wardley could face Joseph Parker in Summer 2025 the United States.

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

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 1 month and 11 days.

Wardley vs Parker stats

Fabio Wardley would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Wardley would have a large advantage in power over Parker, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Fabio Wardley is the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

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

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

Wardley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 9 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought the same amount of professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Parker's 0.

Fabio Wardley goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBO, and 9 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Wardley vs Parker form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before 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.

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.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 defeated Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

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

Activity check

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

Fabio Wardley last fought 9 months and 1 day ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 4 months and 21 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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