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Wardley Stops Parker In A Major Upset

Contributor ·26 October 2025

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Fabio Wardley stopped Joseph Parker in the 11th round to become the WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion in a major upset, as you can see how the fight played out.

Parker had a resurgence of late, securing the three biggest wins of his career on the spin. Victories against Deontay Wilder, Zhilei Zhang, Martin Bakole in February had taken him one fight away from facing the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk. As for Wardley, he overcame a tough test in his last fight to stop Justis Huni in June. This followed after he had stopped Frazer Clarke in their rematch. Here is how the fight played out.

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