Joseph Parker vs. Fabio Wardley | DAZN - 25 October 2025

[PredatorHayds]

Parker for me probably stops Wardley . A lucky punch Ko for fabio would.bt suprise but for me Wardley cannot box well enough and whats more with Davidson training him hes not gonna get better Huni shown just how little Wardley progressed under boxercise Ben . Whats more i.ll go has far has to say Moses will regress if he stays where he is

There’s quite a list of top level fighters who’’d disagree with your assessment of Ben

And why would allegedly jeopardise his share of the future millions,that we’re all told generational talent Moses will surely generate, by leaving him in the hands of a trainer who won’t improve him ?

At some point the naysayers are gonna have to grudgingly accept that Ben’s longevity in the sport and star studded client list are proof that he has a lot more to offer than a decent keep fit routine.

You’re right that they must see something in him, but you have to admit that more than once his fighters have gone in and gutted their way through a gruelling pummelling before pulling out a punch from the Gods, with Ben taking credit for “the game-plan” afterwards.

Lets not forget its not a gym. Its a school of excellence.

[coneye]

Parker for me probably stops Wardley . A lucky punch Ko for fabio would.bt suprise but for me Wardley cannot box well enough and whats more with Davidson training him hes not gonna get better Huni shown just how little Wardley progressed under boxercise Ben . Whats more i.ll go has far has to say Moses will regress if he stays where he is

There’s quite a list of top level fighters who’’d disagree with your assessment of Ben

And why would allegedly jeopardise his share of the future millions,that we’re all told generational talent Moses will surely generate, by leaving him in the hands of a trainer who won’t improve him ?

At some point the naysayers are gonna have to grudgingly accept that Ben’s longevity in the sport and star studded client list are proof that he has a lot more to offer than a decent keep fit routine.

Whatever he offers i doubt it includes getting better he has a gym full m of esta lished boxers and more importantly established winners who when the chips are down draw on there skills learnt elswhere or in Fabios case a big punch and a bigger will to win allegedly has said many a time hes the promoter and does.nt get involved in the other stuff Davidson is flavor of the month at the moment andits easy for him when top performers join the stable and have top promoterz who can get them the right fights see how he does when they have 50..50 fights stating tje obvious and proclaiming it top advice will not cut it . Lets not forget easywi s with AJ then Dd Who had power and a plan hand picked fight for Fabio then a lucky punch to save the day when the scripted loser did.nt read the script Moses well great young boxer but had easy fights up till now and regardless of Franks talk he still does.nt want him to step up stating age has the excuse moses will make ben look good for a while because frank will continue to get him knockovers .Like i said Bens success is more about established taught elswhere fighters with a top promoter behind them than his training and state the obvious sermons
Wanna see a good young trainer who knowshis buisness look at Shane Mcguigan

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Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley heads to $59.99 PPV



DAZN announced today that next month’s heavyweight interim title clash between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley will run viewers a cool $59.99 on top of their standard DAZN subscription.

This is a very nice card in a vacuum; in addition to the main event, which pits the resurgent and battle-tested Parker against one of the bigger hitters in the division, the co-feature between Denzel Bentley and Endry Saavedra figures to produce quality action as well. This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an event that merits this sort of paywall. It’s especially galling when there’s already another PPV that same evening between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman on Prime Video.

I just cannot grasp the thought process here. Parker is by all accounts a popular figure in his native New Zealand, but there’s no way Parker’s or Wardley’s fanbases are sufficiently rabid to make this a profitable venture.

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How you gonna expect Americans for folk out $60 for an afternoon PPV? really?

That's £43..

and they're not gonna charge us in the UK that much surely?

Why do American's always get ripped off.

[joshj909]

How you gonna expect Americans for folk out $60 for an afternoon PPV? really?

That's £43..

and they're not gonna charge us in the UK that much surely?

Why do American's always get ripped off.

That is actually bonkers. Most Americans will never have heard of anyone on this card. Most American boxing fans will never have paid for a PPV featuring either of these. They already pay for a DAZN subscription, why charge them a silly amount on top?

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How you gonna expect Americans for folk out $60 for an afternoon PPV? really?

That's £43..

and they're not gonna charge us in the UK that much surely?

Why do American's always get ripped off.

That is actually bonkers. Most Americans will never have heard of anyone on this card. Most American boxing fans will never have paid for a PPV featuring either of these. They already pay for a DAZN subscription, why charge them a silly amount on top?

What is it in US? $29.99 a month?

so would be nearly £$100 for this!

[RuudOEN84]

24,99 euro is PPV price for Europe.
Little bit too high for a non-title fight
I think 15 euro something like that would be more fitting, if they insist on Payperview.

[KiwiRider]

They couldn't even wrangle a belt for this.
Uysk gets to keep all his for now while us mugs are supposed to pay to view this filler event.
Well I'm not going to, stuff them.
I'll wait a month if I have to, but they are not getting my money for this one.

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They couldn't even wrangle a belt for this.
Uysk gets to keep all his for now while us mugs are supposed to pay to view this filler event.
Well I'm not going to, stuff them.
I'll wait a month if I have to, but they are not getting my money for this one.

What you talking about Kiwi?

First ever unified Interim world championship match.

Breaking down barriers here..

But Yh. They managed to make Dubois-AJ for the actual IBF title.

[KiwiRider]

First ever unified Interim world championship match.

oh that's hilarious Ruthie.
Nearly choked on my cuppa

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Fabio Wardley thinks it’s ‘unlikely’ fight with Joseph Parker goes the distance

Fabio Wardley knows what’s at stake when he meets Joseph Parker at London’s O2 Arena next month.

The heavyweights clash in a crucial bout that should determine who next gets to challenge Oleksandr Usyk.

Parker holds the WBO’s interim title and Wardley owns the WBA’s version of the secondary belt.

Wardley is coming off one of the year’s most dramatic moments of the year, when he uncorked a huge right hand to turn the tables on Australian Justis Huni in June.

Wardley, who has had a few sleepless nights since the Huni fight after becoming a dad for the first time, said of fatherhood: “It’s fantastic. It’s a great thing. I’m thoroughly enjoying it, very much.

“It was a nice little break away from having that massive night at Portman Road [against Huni]. And then, a week later, my first child being born, my daughter, and just having kind of a good solid eight, nine weeks of just being dad and not bothering with nothing else in the world was really good.”

Now Wardley admits coming home to his daughter is a good way of switching off from the job at hand, which is Parker on October 25.

“Having to actually come home to the little one is actually quite a nice little relief or kind of a shutdown or just taking my brain away from things after a long day of training, a long day of work and everything else,” he said. “So, actually, it’s working out pretty well.”

He is also motivated by fighting for something more now, too.

“Yeah, there’s definitely more on the table,” Wardley added. “More jeopardy, more risk, more reward kind of thing. In my brain, there’s more going. Don’t get me wrong, I was always hugely ambitious before and was always putting my max out, but this has added another level.”

Parker is another level, too. While Wardley’s impressive showing in the draw with Frazer Clarke was followed by a more impressive one-round destruction of the Olympic heavyweight, and that was followed by his come-from-behind victory over Justis Huni, New Zealand’s Parker represents another step up altogether, with Wardley taking on the in-form fighter of the division – unified champion Oleksandr Usyk aside.

“Look, it is a big fight; big step up,” Wardley admitted. “But I haven’t taken a step back in my career really. I’ve kept moving. I’ve been going and picking up titles. Every opponent has been better for one way, one reason or another, or they’ve offered something different. So it’s always been moving forward. Maybe this one’s a slightly bigger jump compared to the rest, but all in all, [I’ve] full faith in myself and full belief that I’ll come through and get the win.”

Wardley is 19-0-1 (18 KOs) and the Ipswich man is one of the biggest punchers in the division today.

Trained by Ben Davison, Wardley has shed the shackles of making his way into pro boxing from his white-collar background to the point of holding the WBA interim title. A win over Parker would put him at the head of the queue to face Usyk, and Wardley said the team has already put together “a fantastic game plan” although he does not envisage a distance fight.

“I don't think we do,” he stated. “We both like a bit of a scrap getting stuck in, both heavy-handed. So yeah, it seems a highly unlikely one that’s going to go the distance.”

Much has been made of Parker staying active and fighting Wardley, rather than waiting it out for Usyk to make his next move.

Wardley is one of those who has respect for the former champion for not just keeping busy, but for facing him and risking what looks like a certain title shot.

“A huge amount of respect for Joseph Parker, because not only for what he’s achieved in his career, but also how he kind of had a middle point of maybe being a bit wayward and being a bit lost to it and finding himself again and coming back,” Wardley added. “That can be even harder than just doing the initial win in the first place. So massive amount of respect for him. But obviously, this is a fight. He is my opponent and the be-all and end-all of it for the next kind of seven, eight weeks. He is my enemy and I will get the job done. There’s a good level of respect between us. I think we’re fortunate in this instance that this fight doesn’t need all the drama or the pantomime stuff to sell it. It very much sells itself. You just have to look at our last few fights and realize that both of us bring drama and entertainment and you put two of us together and that’s bound to happen regardless.”

Parker’s headline run includes victories over Deontay Wilder, Zhilei Zhang and Martin Bakole. Resurgent under coach Andy Lee, Parker lost the WBO title to Anthony Joshua in 2018.

Against Huni, Wardley had lost the majority of rounds but pulled out one of the punches of the year to end matters in the 10th round. Wardley knows a similar performance against Parker might not end in a similar fashion.

“Look, I need to make improvements, definitely, which is stuff we’re working on,” Wardley continued. “But again, that always comes with learning. And I’ve proven that once over already that I can put on a not-so-perfect performance and come back and get a great win second time around. Frazer [Clarke] one and two is a great example of that, of making the right adjustments and changing things. So I can look at my performance, assess myself. I’m always my own worst critic, worse than anyone else can be. So, yeah, look, it’s something we’ve paid a lot of attention to and something we’re making big improvements on.”

And, as a result, Wardley is keen he is not known for just a big right hand.

“That little kind of trick is good to have in the back pocket,” Wardley smiled. “And it’s good to put there, but there are other aspects to my game, other facets I would like to show off in this fight. So hopefully I get the opportunity to do that. Or, look, if it’s just a moment where I do land that big shot and I do become that one-punch KO artist, then I’m not going to say no. A win’s a win at the end of the day.

“Joe has proven that he can get in with the biggest punchers, take a shot and get back up, and I’ll know in my head that if I hit him, there’s a strong likelihood he might make it to his feet again. But I’m renowned for being a great finisher as well when I have my opponents hurt or rocked or whatever, so I’m not going to let off the gas.”

Of course, beating Wilder shows Parker has the poise and patience to defeat a one-punch KO artist. Parker neutralized the heavy-handed American, and should he beat Wardley, Parker will be on the cusp of the Usyk fight he covets. But victory for Wardley, and he could be next in line.

“It puts me in line for the top of the mountain,” said Wardley. “After this, obviously, the WBO will call the mandatory for the winner of this fight to face Oleksandr Usyk, whether that’d be for just the WBO or for all the marbles, so one way or another, there’s a world title looming after this fight.”

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LEWIS EDMONDSON-EZRA TAYLOR ADDED TO JOSEPH PARKER-FABIO WARDLEY CARD OCT. 25 IN LONDON

One of British boxing’s longest-running feuds will come to a head on October 25 when British and commonwealth light heavyweight champion Lewis Edmondson defends his titles against the explosive Ezra Taylor.

The fight falls on the undercard of the heavyweight clash between New Zealand’s Joseph Parker and British puncher Fabio Wardley. DAZN will broadcast the action from London’s 02 Arena exclusively on pay-per-view.

Edmondson (11-1, 3 KOs) and Taylor (12-0, 8 KOs) have been at loggerheads for some time.

There have been a number of public clashes – the most recent coming at the pre-fight press conference for Taylor’s fight with Troy Jones in May – and a clash between the two has long felt like an inevitability.

It was briefly rumoured that the fight would take place in July on the undercard of the undisputed heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London.

Edmondson did appear on the bill, but the 28-year-old from Southampton lost a debated majority decision to undefeated Ukrainian Daniel Lapin.

Nottingham’s Taylor, 31, hasn’t boxed since recording a 10-round decision victory over former English champion Troy Jones.

Edmondson and Taylor now get to settle their differences in the ring. The fight has arrived at the ideal time for both men.

Their rivalry ensures that the build-up will generate plenty of animosity and, therefore, plenty of interest.

Queensberry Promotions will host a light heavyweight-dominated card November 1 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

Joshua Buatsi’s fight with world-ranked Zach Parker headlines the show. European champion Bradley Rea will also make the first defence of his belt against former world title challenger Lyndon Arthur.

The winner of the fight between Edmondson and Taylor will have earned the right to be mentioned in that company.

[JamesPhilips]

First ever unified Interim world championship match.

oh that's hilarious Ruthie.
Nearly choked on my cuppa

lol Is Wardley an interim champion? or are you joking… can’t see it in Boxrec… what org?


EDIT - just seen he’s WBA interim lol Boxrec still not recognising WBA I guess

[Ruthless-RKO]

First ever unified Interim world championship match.

oh that's hilarious Ruthie.
Nearly choked on my cuppa

lol Is Wardley an interim champion? or are you joking… can’t see it in Boxrec… what org?


EDIT - just seen he’s WBA interim lol Boxrec still not recognising WBA I guess

Yh he has interim. Pulev is regular and Usyk the super duper haha

[JamesPhilips]

oh that's hilarious Ruthie.
Nearly choked on my cuppa

lol Is Wardley an interim champion? or are you joking… can’t see it in Boxrec… what org?


EDIT - just seen he’s WBA interim lol Boxrec still not recognising WBA I guess

Yh he has interim. Pulev is regular and Usyk the super duper haha

lol now I’m definitely paying the £25

[KiwiRider]

lol Is Wardley an interim champion? or are you joking… can’t see it in Boxrec… what org?


EDIT - just seen he’s WBA interim lol Boxrec still not recognising WBA I guess

Yh he has interim. Pulev is regular and Usyk the super duper haha

lol now I’m definitely paying the £25

Good on you mate
Yes £25 + a DAZN subscription seems like a real bargain now

[JamesPhilips]

Yh he has interim. Pulev is regular and Usyk the super duper haha

lol now I’m definitely paying the £25

Good on you mate
Yes £25 + a DAZN subscription seems like a real bargain now

[Ruthless-RKO]

Will Probably stream this main event..
I don’t buy ppv’s anyway.

Will have the BBC card on record on my sky box.

No issues.

[veriton]

If this was on normal Dazn I'd watch it over Big Fraze v TKV, but I'm not paying PPV for it and I suspect most will watch the BBC broadcast instead.

I bet Dazn thought they'd get a quiet Saturday night to try and fleece boxing addicts! Instead, we can get our fix elsewhere for free. Love it.

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Frank Warenn slams Boxxer for 'disrespectful' heavyweight date clash

Frank W has slammed Boxxer’s decision to launch their new venture with the BBC on the same night that Fabio Wardley takes on Joseph Parker.

Warren’s Queensberry Promotions announced the heavyweight clash between Wardley and Parker, who both hold interim versions of the world title, early last month with the pair set to meet on October 25 at London’s o2 Arena.

However, Boxxer have since confirmed that the British heavyweight title fight between Frazer Clarke and Jeamie TKV in Derby will take place on the same night.

It will be the debut show of Boxxer’s new deal with BBC, with the main event set to take place live and free-to-air on BBC Two between 8 and 10pm on the 25th. Meanwhile, Wardley and Parker will fight on DAZN.

Now Warren has suggested that the decision to make the two heavyweight fight nights clash on the same date is disrespectful to boxing.

“What annoys me most is that they wouldn’t do it with football or with rugby,” Warren told The Ring.

“They just wouldn’t do it but that's how people treat boxing. That’s why we get annoyed with networks. And when you consider it’s the public broadcaster with the reach they’ve got, I just don’t think it’s correct.

“There’s no respect for the fans, no respect for the sport at all. They just don’t care. I think it’s good that they are back in the sport but work with the sport, not against the sport.

“You’re back in but the first thing you’re doing is creating a problem. That’s not what this should be about.”

October 25 will be the first live professional boxing shown on the BBC for more than two decades and kicks off their new venture with Boxxer.

There has been no official confirmation of the length of the deal, or how many guaranteed fight nights there will be per year, but Warren is adamant they could have found a date which would not clash with DAZN’s boxing output.

“It’s just disappointing that we’ve got a clash,” he added. “We thought we had done away with those days.

“And when you look at it, they’ve allegedly done a four-show deal so you’ve got 48 weekends of the year that you could have put it on. Instead they’ve clashed with the show we are putting on, which is a pain in the backside.

“But having said that, we have the best show. We have the best fighters, we have the winners, the guys who are on our show are the winners. Wardley knocked Clarke out.

“Our is also the most significant fight. It’s for the interim title so Oleksandr Usyk has to fight the winner and if he doesn’t do that he will vacate and the winner on October 25 becomes world champion.”

[Boxerbeetle]

“What annoys me most is that they wouldn’t do it with football or with rugby,” Warren told The Ring.

They wouldn’t put those on PPV behind a crappy additional online paywalled service either

[joshj909]

“What annoys me most is that they wouldn’t do it with football or with rugby,” Warren told The Ring.

They wouldn’t put those on PPV behind a crappy additional online paywalled service either

This is also not a big fight Frank piggybacks on the back of football matches, staging events after cup finals. There are loads of sports on at the same time as football matches, they just have to accept they'll be second best. Also, BBC's schedule is more fixed than DAZN's...

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Parker on how it feels to finally have his next fight set
“Firstly, it’s excitement, happy, and I was just saying before you can do all this training — running, weights, boxing — but there’s nothing that beats locking in a fight, having a date, having an opponent, and aiming towards something.

“Straight after a fight you’re motivated, you just want to continue on getting in good shape for the next fight, but when it drags on, it’s just like ‘why?’ Why can’t we just lock in three or four fights in one year? That would’ve been amazing.”

On facing Fabio Wardley
“This is a massive fight. Like, he brings the WBA mandatory…I know that everyone keeps talking about Usyk and that’s who everyone wants to fight, but this is my Usyk now — Fabio Wardley. The target’s on him and nothing else matters because if I don’t get this right, there’s no point in talking about any other fight.”

On whether his resume doesn’t get the credit it deserves
“ fought all these fighters but there are a few defeats in there. But I feel like at this stage of my career now, I love it. I love waking up everyday and training, I love that I have this fight locked in. There’s a reason why I train hard everyday. I love boxing. I got the passion back for it.”

On his career goals at this point
“I want to be two-time world champion, unified, undisputed. That is the goal for every fighter. And before I was doing it for my dad, I ticked that box and became champion of the world mostly for him. Now I’m doing it for me. Now I’m doing it for myself, my wife and my kids, and that’s what drives me everyday. Like, I love it.”

On training under Andy Lee and what that has brought to him
“Andy, he’s a great teacher…He simplifies everything. It was kind of hard when I first started with Andy to go back to the basics and then build up from there…Andy as a fighter did tremendous in his career, but now as a trainer he’s just going up and up.”

[coneye]

Franks not happy ,, Boxer in a last ditch effort to go out swinging , just delivered a good kick in the balls

[tony1234]

If this was on normal Dazn I'd watch it over Big Fraze v TKV, but I'm not paying PPV for it and I suspect most will watch the BBC broadcast instead.

I bet Dazn thought they'd get a quiet Saturday night to try and fleece boxing addicts! Instead, we can get our fix elsewhere for free. Love it.

Not only boxing on BBC but Brentford v Liverpool 8pm kick off on SKY, I guess most pubs will want the football than pay for a poor PPV