“Agreement reached” for Fabio Wardley-Frazer Clarke British title rematch

ONE of the most thrilling fights of 2024 will soon be revisited.

Today, in the latest British Boxing Board of Control Circular, it was revealed an agreement had been reached for British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley to defend his title for a second time against Frazer Clarke.

The official wording read: “Following agreement being reached by both parties, the above contest will be promoted on a date and venue to be advised.”

Back in March Wardley successfully retained his title by way of a split draw. The three scorecards read 114-113 (Wardley), 113-113 and 112-115 (Clarke). A rematch between the two will represent a second official defence of the title which Wardley won in October 2023 when he impressively stopped David Adeleye in seven rounds.

Clarke, however, was more than a match for Wardley but found himself on the canvas in round five. Two rounds later the 2020 super-heavyweight bronze medallist was deducted a point from referee Steve Gray for repeated low blows.

Regardless of the result it was a British title classic joining a long list of edge of the seat encounters for the historic Lord Lonsdale belt. The two heavyweights threw the kitchen sink at one another and absorbed multiple heavy shots that had everyone at the O2 Arena gripped from beginning to end.

News of a rematch will be music to the ears of boxing fans.

In other British title news Harry Scarff will make the first defence of his welterweight championship against Liam Taylor. The contest will be promoted by Nisse Sauerland indicating it will be a Wasserman card and shown live on Channel 5. Scarff won the title in November 2023 defeating Ekow Essuman but lost out when he stepped up in class against Ukrainian Karen Chukhadzhian in a world title eliminator three months ago.