US Edition‘A Gamble that Backfired’: World Media Reacts to Parker's Shock Loss to Wardley
- On Saturday, October 25, 2025, Fabio Wardley forced an 11th-round stoppage of Joseph Parker at London's O2 Arena, winning the WBO interim heavyweight title and becoming Oleksandr Usyk's mandatory challenger.
- Parker risked his mandatory spot by agreeing to fight Wardley, putting his WBO mandatory challenger position on the line while Wardley needed a late knockout to overcome judges' scorecards.
- On the scorecards, Joseph Parker led 96-94 and 95-95 before referee Howard Foster stopped the fight after one minute and 54 seconds in Round 11.
- Promoter Frank Warren confirmed a governing-body order will require Oleksandr Usyk to fight Fabio Wardley, who called out Usyk saying he will face him anywhere, with London or Riyadh as possible venues.
- Social media and pundits called the stoppage controversial, labelling it a `bad stoppage` while Fabio Wardley's win marks his biggest career milestone and a future title shot.
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Joseph Parker (36-4-0, 24 KOs) and Fabio Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KOs) clashed in a big match in London last night to decide who will be the next challenger of the undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. It was Wardley, 30 years old, the winner via technical KO in the eleventh round. The favorite, Parker, did not speculate when he looked ahead on the cards and ended up losing the interim title of the WBO.wf_cms.rss.read_more
Fabio Wardley went straight and called Usyk to look for him and put the undisputed heavyweight championship into play.
Joseph Parker reveals furious feelings towards referee after losing Fabio Wardley boxing match
Joseph Parker has questioned the referee’s decision to halt his heavyweight clash with Fabio Wardley in the 11th round, insisting he was still capable of continuing when the fight was stopped at London’s O2 Arena.The New Zealander, a former WBO world champion, suffered a stoppage defeat after Wardley unleashed a flurry of punches that forced referee Howard Foster to intervene at 1:54 of the penultimate round.Parker, now 36–4 with 24 knockouts, m…
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