Fabio Wardley will put his British heavyweight title back on the line in a bid to settle the score against rival Fraser Clarke next month.
The pair will reunite on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dimitry Bivol six months after their thrilling first fight at London’s O2 Arena.
Wardley and Clarke will clash for a second timeGetty
Wardley and Clarke put on a fight-of-the-year contender at the end of March that left neither man with his hand raised at the end.
It was scored a split draw, despite ‘The Eraser’ Clarke being dropped in the fourth round and having a point deducted for a low blow.
The cards read 114-113 in Wardley’s favour, 115-112 for the challenger and the final 113-113 even card saw the bout end as a stalemate.
Although that meant ‘WAR’dley’ retained his belts, both fighters have been waiting for a rematch for a definitive finish to their rivalry.
Wardley vs Clarke 2: How to follow
This 12-round title rematch will take place on Saturday, October 12.
It will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the timings for this fight and ringwalks are yet to be confirmed.
The card is expected to be shown live on TNT Sports and DAZN in the UK but full broadcast details will be announced in due course.
Fans can sign up to TNT Sports and discovery+ here. More details on how to sign up to DAZN can be found here.
talkSPORT will have live updates throughout fight week, while talkSPORT.com will provide the best of the reaction as well.
Wardley retained his titles after the drawLawrence Lustig / BOXXER
Wardley vs Clarke 2: Fight card
Subject to change…
MAIN EVENT: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol – for IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light heavyweight titles
Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey – for IBF cruiserweight title
Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke
Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta – for IBO middleweight title
Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman – for WBC featherweight title
Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron
Mohammaed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
Wardley and Clarke left it all in the ring in their gruesome battleLawrence Lustig/ BOXXER
Wardley vs Clarke 2: What has been said?
Wardley is convinced he deserved to win the decision in the pair’s first encounter.
“I don’t think it was a draw at all. I pressed the fight, I pressed the action,” Wardley said at Thursday’s press conference.
“I want it finished off. I want it done. I want that chapter ticked off to move forward.”
Clarke said: “I just can’t wait to smash him in the face again.
“This is the fight that I wanted. Draws don’t sit well with me. You could see I was devastated at the end of the fight.
“I look back at that and just see mistake after mistake that I made. Mistakes can’t be made. When the stakes are high it’s all about who can hold it together and cut those mistakes out.”
