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Fabio Wardley responds in three words after becoming world champion

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Usyk vacated his WBO heavyweight title. Photo: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry

Fabio Wardley became Britain’s second busy men’s world champion after Oleksandr Usyk relinquished his WBO title.

The WBO announced Usyk’s decision to vacate the belt on Monday, and Wardley was subsequently promoted from the interim title list to full world champion.

The governing body originally ordered Usyk – who still holds the WBC, WBA and IBF titles – to defend the belt against then interim champion Joseph Parker, but granted the Ukrainian an injury negotiation extension after he stopped Daniel Dubois in July to become undisputed champion.

Wardley became the 38-year-old’s mandatory challenger after defeating Parker on October 25, with the Ipswich fighter challenging him to a fight following his upset victory.

“I have one and only one thing to say,” said the 30-year-old DAZN.

“Usyk. Usyk.”

Wardley, who joins WBA featherweight world champion Nick Ball as the UK’s only current world champion, took to social media to respond in three words after he was confirmed to be Britain’s newest heavyweight world champion.

“And Nowe” – he wrote on the website X.

Usyk vacated his WBO heavyweight title. Photo: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry

Last month, Wardley scored a career-best 11th-round stoppage win over Parker at the O2 Arena.

Parker from tested positive for cocaine in a voluntary anti-doping test [VADA] carried out on the day of the fight.

Fabio Wardley amazed Joseph Parker during his performance at the O2: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry
Fabio Wardley amazed Joseph Parker during his performance at the O2: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry

It’s unclear who will be next for Wardley, although a meeting with the rising 20-year-old Moses This is going to hurtwho is the number one contender for the WBO title seems unlikely considering the pair share the same trainer in Ben Davison.

Filip Hrgovic is the next fighter after the Croatian to pick up back-to-back wins over Joe Joyce and David Adeleye respectively after an eighth-round defeat to Daniel Dubois in June last year.

“Britain has a novel heavyweight world champion and a novel star in the sport,” wrote promoter Frank Warren X.

“One of the most amazing stories I have seen in my 45 years as a promoter. I couldn’t be more proud of @FabioWardley.

“We have some substantial fights ahead of us in 2026 as he defends his WBO belt and creates a real legacy in the sport.”

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Anthony Joshua’s next opponent, Prenga – everything you need to know

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Anthony Joshua will face Kristian Prenga, who wants to finally fight Tyson Fury. Photo credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

The long-awaited return of Anthony Joshua to the ring has been announced and he is to face Albanian Kristian Prenga.

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A boxing match turns into a mass brawl when the boxer’s trainer is taken to the hospital

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A professional boxing world championship fight descended into chaos when a massive brawl broke out in the ring. Turkish Emirkhan Kalkhan and Russian Sergei Gorokhov faced off in the Besirli sports hall in the fight for the UBO world championship.

The tension reached a breaking point after the second round when Gorokhov secured victory over his opponent. The Russian was overjoyed and celebrated with his corner team before heading to Kalkhan to seemingly check how he was doing against his opponent.

A member of Kalkhan’s entourage then pushed Gorokhov away, before one of his cornermen lunged to deliver a thrust of his own. The situation quickly got out of control as both teams clashed in corner kicks, with spectators storming the ring to exchange punches and kicks.

Plastic chairs were thrown into the ring as a group of men attacked and kicked Coach Gorokhov. The boxer himself was left stunned as he desperately pleaded for an end to the violence before another group attacked him.

Falling to the canvas, Gorokhov was hit with chairs and subjected to a barrage of kicks before disappearing under a wave of enraged attackers. Meanwhile, a separate clip shows Gorokhov’s cornerback Igor Sudalainen lying on the floor and holding his head as security personnel and some of Kalkhana’s team tried to restore order.

After the incident, Gorokhov posted updates from a nearby hospital on social media. Sharing the message via the stories section of his Instagram account, he said: “Hello everyone. We are currently in hospital in Turkey.

“Ismail [trainer] he suffered a head injury and is currently undergoing an MRI. I got through it the least badly. The gloves helped protect me. Who saw the broadcast? “We were probably attacked by about 80 people.”

“They entered the ring and beat us after our great victory in the second round, where we knocked him out twice. However, the Turks behaved very badly.

“But thank God, everyone is alive. That’s what the fight was like, difficult. I’ll tell you later. We already have a police escort, we’ll go straight from the hotel to our rooms.

“I don’t think we’ll be spending the night there tonight. If anyone tries to pull a stunt, we’ll fly straight to Georgia. Then we’ll drive through Georgia overnight to Mineralnye Vody, and from there to Kaliningrad.”

“Thank you all for your support. We will be in touch. I will tell you everything tomorrow. World champion belt – we have a world champion in Russia, in Kaliningrad, in boxing. It was a very good fight.”

Gorokhov then posted another video on Instagram, confirming that he and his team had safely reached Georgia. He said: “We are in Georgia. We have the belt, we are champions. Thank you very much for your support, friends.”

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Jarred Anderson and Solomon Dacres’ fight was canceled due to injuries

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Bakole turned out to be much too big for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.

Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.

It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.

After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.

Bakole turned out to be much too gigantic for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.

The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.

Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.

Jarrell Miller scored a big win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado
Jarrell Miller scored a gigantic win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado

Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.

He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.

For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.

Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.

Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.

Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.

Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.

Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.

Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.

Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney
Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.

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