Ipswich’s Wardley has had a outstanding rise from the unlicensed white-collar scene to world champion.
He gained the ‘interim’ WBO title by beating Joseph Parker in October and was later elevated to full world champion when Oleksandr Usyk – who nonetheless holds the WBA, WBC and IBF titles – vacated his belt fairly than defend towards Wardley.
Clarke says whereas he has regrets about his performances towards Wardley, which left him needing surgical procedure on his jaw after the defeat in Saudi Arabia, there may be “no anger in direction of Fabio, solely congratulations”.
The Burton-upon-Trent fighter added: “The place he is come from to the place he is gone is a hell of a narrative. He is inspiring for me and I am going to inform quite a lot of different folks about Fabio’s story. So the respect is there.”
Wardley is at present on the lookout for an opponent for his first defence, however Clarke is real looking a couple of potential trilogy combat.
“Truthfully, he might be on the lookout for an even bigger identify, an even bigger cash combat. However I might by no means say by no means,” Clarke stated.
“Couple of fights, put myself in an excellent place – by no means say by no means. However I believe to go from the opportunity of preventing Oleksandr Usyk to then boxing Frazer Clarke – financially in all probability would not be in his thoughts.
“However this sport is loopy and the way in which issues change and the way in which issues occur.”
