Heart of a lion Joseph Parker simply ran into a heavyweight fighting machine this weekend from the outstanding Fabio Wardley.
Parker, the former WBO heavyweight champion of the world has been a man reborn in the division in recent times.
Improving hugely under trainer and former WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee but he just ran into a Fabio Wardley on form this weekend.
Wardley stopped Parker in round 11 as Parker tried to bravely fire back, even when hurt.
Fan Reaction To Fabio Wardley Upset Stoppage Of Joseph Parker
Here’s some of the reaction and feedback to the stoppage:
Parker can of course come back from that.
Some people thought from the above the stoppage was a little early.
That’s professional heavyweight boxing, they hit different, they punch with more power than anyone in the world in that division.
Full credit to Wardley who captured the WBO interim heavyweight title in London this weekend.
He improved his professional boxing record to 20-0-1-19 KO with the victory.
This weekend was a fight that lived up to the hype, once again in professional boxing – a sport that continues to boom and take off worldwide.
What a win.
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