Come and join me!” – the rest is history!”. Not that I bought it. “He called me back like five minutes later and said “forget all of that I will take you on. Published: 23:04, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22, 31 July 2020. It was me, him and Eddie, and obviously some other boys are there. This phase continued even after his mum met Fabio’s stepfather – whose surname the boxer is proud to use – and survived a burgeoning talent for football that led him to the Ipswich Town Academy by age 12.“After the split, my dad moved to America, he’s been there ever since and never come back,” Wardley said, the intervening years adding a casual air to what must have been a heartbreaking development. JavaScript is disabled. Following a frustrating and disruptive time with his then-management team, Wardley’s career began to flounder, with more fights being cancelled than made. I used to support Man u, my cousin had an old top of theirs with his name on the back but I’d run around with it, with his name on, absolutely buzzing. Only three of his first seven victims have brought losing records into their contests, quite remarkable given Wardley is a 24-year-old heavyweight who only laced on a pair of gloves for the first time in 2015. Wardley – an 8-0 prospect signed by Dillian Whyte - was being spoken about by Hearn today as a possible next big thing behind Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois and it is fair to say his opponent was unconvinced by that billing. He has helped me along with so many different things. © 2000 - 2018 Knockout Entertainment Ltd & SecondsOut.com. Fabio Wardley and manager, Dillian Whyte. I trained for a couple of months, and every three-four months the club has a white-collar show; the owner said ‘Do you wanna give it a go?’ And I was like, ‘Fuck it, I’ll have a go.’ That first fight, the raw of the crowd, shouting my name, it was mental, there’s not much that beats that feeling. I’ve done those rounds in sparring, it’s not the same but I can take some confidence from that, especially the level I’ve been sparring. Yes he trains at my gym. “Without his help and his assistance and his guidance, I wouldn’t be nowhere near the level where I’m at now,” Wardley admitted. I have a joke with my cousins because when I was younger, we didn’t have new clothes. We would like to ask for your permission to process your data so we can send you the latest news and trending stories in boxing. If Wardley stops him, it's a very good result, if he stops him quickly then it's a excellent result, not something to just treat as what we expected. He knows which managers are good, and which ones who won’t mess you around.”. Pudding is right. “I went over to the Ukraine for a few weeks with Usyk too – I have been around some decent names and they have all helped along the way with advice”. Ted Cheeseman targets European title at The O2 on February 2. Obviously, you can never know how someone's chin holds up, whether their power will carry up etc...but he's an exciting prospect. “I don’t think anyone bar the top three or four [at heavyweight] will really trouble him. Tom Schwarz celebrated like he'd just won the world title when he beat him (admittedly for the German title I think... Or maybe a youth title, can't quite remember) and look where he is now. But after bringing up his fifth victory, the Ipswich man is eager to start battling some of his domestic rivals as he aims to climb the rankings. “You can go play football, go to boxing events, do little bits to keep you away from that life and around something a bit more positive,” explains Wardley regarding Positive Futures. I’m sure I’ve seen him before and I don’t remember him being a fattie. Wardley's last fight...looked a bit sloppy in the short time he was in there, but picked the left hook and uppercut very nicely... Agree with all that. “After I’d had a few fights, he [Whyte] was calling out for sparring partners so I went up to Loughborough where he was training for Robert Helenius.” recalled Wardley. I'm ready to go, I haven't stopped training since the last fight.". I've been told Fab may be on the February 2nd card at the O2. Weekend betting angle – Buatsi vs Calic and Baranchyk ... IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston looks for the betting value in this weekend. Not just one, I want a few. It is 8 rounds, seems I misheard him yesterday. But not the same boxing gym. he looked to ‘The Body Snatcher’ for help in finding new representation. Ive said it before but to be that good with no amateur background is exceptional really. Without much experience in the amateurs, Wardley has been forced to sharpen his skills in sparring sessions with some of Britain's top fighters, including world title contender Whyte. Until today, he has barely been seen nor heard. When asked of his title aims for 2019, Wardley listed both the Southern Area and English titles as his end of year goals, before hoping to step up to European level shortly after. “When I was about six or seven, my mum met a new fella and they’ve been together nearly 20 years now. But Vallily’s irritation seemed a touch more genuine. Once a promising footballer, the laidback Ipswich man is now an unbeaten pro heavyweight, but ask him how the team of Oleksandr Usyk headhunted him as a sparring partner before the Ukranian’s fight with Tony Bellew late last year and he does not know; query the way in which future manager Dillian Whyte sourced him for similar duties before he met Robert Helenius in October 2017 and Wardley, while eternally grateful, hasn’t a clue. Yeah, I spoke to Rob (trainer) yesterday who told me it is Dennis Lewandowski. If there's titles to be had, if there's bigger fights to be had, I'm there. That's evidence that he wants me out quickly. It was just a ring and some bags, nothing flashy about it, pure grit. I was used to being a young, rebellious kid with a single mum and no direction. Sweet, thanks mate, this was exactly the sort of info I was hoping for. "My main objectives with that first outing were to obviously make an impression on the public, and definitely Eddie [Hearn] as well, which I think I've done, so that's good. Stoke, PSG... and now Bayern Munich! The rest of the session passed with little incident, and the fighters resumed their positions, either in the outside space, gym or their rooms (Reece Bellotti has been passing the tedium by playing Mario Kart, Jordan Gill is watching Ozark, Sam Eggington’s coach Jon Pegg has brought Monopoly). “My last fight was in February [a TKO1 of Morgan Dessaux] which was a good start to the year. Calic (11-1, 6 K0s)... Matchroom will promote the first ever women’s world title triple-header on Saturday November 14, with Katie Taylor, Terri Harper and Rachel Ball all starring in an historic evening of boxing shown live on Sky... Alen Babic was looking at a future with very few prospects after finishing high school. King of the cruiserweights Mairis Briedis talks to Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams about the long road to his WBSS final victory against Yuniel Dorticos, and why a rematch against Oleksandr Usyk could be “the fight of the century”…... Joshua Buatsi overcame a stern test, but managed to keep hold of his WBA International light-heavyweight title with a seventh round stoppage of Croatian Marko Calic at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes on Sunday night. Wardley spoke glowingly of how he and Whyte had developed a bond that went beyond that of simply sparring partners; with the Brixton banger proving to be an invaluable source of support both in and out of the ring.