Fabio Wardley takes on Justis Huni in a homecoming bout for Fabio Wardley at Ipswich’s home ground, Portman Road.
Wardley returns to the ring this Saturday following his brutal KO of Frazer Clarke but he faces a Aussie in the name of Justis Huni who is coming off the back of his own KO win.
The home fighter Wardley will be looking to put on a great performance in front of the Portman Road faithful. He is coming off the back of brutal back to back fights with Frazer Clarke with a draw in the first and a brutal 1st round KO. Wardley hasn’t had the amatuer background that Huni or most fighters have had, famously fighting solely white collar before turning professional but this hasn’t stopped him. It’s seen Wardley garner a 18-0-1 record with 17 KO wins (only going to decision in his first ever bout which was only 4 rounds). He has been taken to deep waters with the first Clarke bout but has shown he can read and improve in the 2nd fight.
Justis Huni on the other hand is much more unknown especially to casual boxing fans. Huni hasn’t fought the best of opposition yet mainly fighting the Australian national scene but has fought former world title challenger Kevin Lerena beating him in a unanimous decision. The Australian will have to rely on his superior boxing skill and fast hands to avoid the big punches from Wardley but is away Fabio has the power advantage.
The fight will heavily rely on whether Wardley can bait Huni into a firefight which massively favours Wardley or if Huni can use his fast hands and head movement to stay away from Wardley’s attacks.
Fabio Wardley Vs Justis Huni Undercard-
The undercard sees some interesting Heavyweight bouts and the usual haul of young talent that Queensbury love to develop on these bigger shows.
Pierce O’Leary will take on Liam Dillion for European Super Lightweight gold. O’Leary is no stranger to a hard bout, fighting winning records since his 4th ever bout and now building his record to 16-0-0 with 9 KO victories. Dillion on the other side doesn’t have the clean unbeaten record but comes with the pedigree of being a gatekeeper for the division. He has lost to both Reece Bellotti and Ryan Garner but took Mace Ruegg’s unbeaten record last time out in Bournemouth.
Nelson Hysa and Patrick Korte will also battle it out for European gold this time in the Heavyweight division. Hysa is 22-0-0 Albanian prospect looking to put a solid name on his record whereas Korte is looking to defend his title and get a first win outside of his home country of Germany.
Mike Perez and Steven Ward is a quiet contender for fight of the night. Perez is on a great 8 fight win streak since losing a Cruiserweight bout to Maris Briedas. Steven Ward is off the back of an impressive performance against Tommy McCarthy on the Crocker Donovan Undercard where he won via 6th round TKO.
Dillian Whyte will return on this undercard against a unknown opponent at this moment.
It will also be the highly anticipated professional debut of Lewis Richardson who was the best performing British boxer in the Paris Olympics winning Bronze last year.
Queensbury Prospects Roundup-
The remainder of the card consists of the usual Queensbury prospects.
Sam Gilley returns against positive record Gideon Onyenani.
Umar Khan, 11-0-0, takes on Moises Garcia.
Billy Adams faces veteran Alexander Morales.
Lillie Winch vs Katerina Dvorakova.
Jack Williams returns for his 3rd pro bout against Fernando Joaquin Valdez.
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