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Fabio Wardley’s next fight has been announced as he will fight Jarrell Miller at Portman Road Stadium.
Wardley turned heads with his win over Frazer Clarke in Saudi Arabia in which he left no doubt in the rivalry as he flattened Clarke inside a round.
He has since suggested he wants the biggest fights in boxing, with many believing a match with the experienced Kubrat Pulev, who holds the WBA Regular belt, would’ve been a good route.
Wardley is instead facing Miller though, and revealed to TalkSport why the Pulev fight never materialised.
Fabio Wardley Speaks On Pulev Breakdown
Wardley suggested that negotiations were ongoing for the fight, but that eventually Pulev’s team decided to opt out of the match.
“In simple terms, he is scared of me and didn’t want the fight,” Wardley said.
He spoke on his recent performance and why he believes this is what turned Pulev away:
“In my last fight [against Frazer Clarke], I pricked up a few ears. It made a few people pay attention, or made a few people cower and turn away.”
Pulev lost by split decision in 2022 to Derek Chisora, and has only one win of note since then. His latest fight saw him defeat Mahmoud Charr by unanimous decision for the WBA title.
Wardley was asked if he thinks the fight will ever happen, but it seems that ship has sailed:
“I probably don’t see that fight [with Pulev] ever happening because I’m only going to get better.”
