The undefeated heavyweight won the championship fight by knockout in the first round, hanging his opponent on the ropes. Video.

Undefeated British heavyweight Fabio Wardley (18-0-1, 17 KOs) defeated his compatriot Frazier Clark (8-1-1, 6 KOs) and defended the British title. The rematch took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and ended early. The first fight in March did not reveal a winner.

For the second fight, Clarke chose a more prudent tactic: he didn't hesitate to go for the exchange, starting a real fight with his opponent, and if necessary, he immediately went into the clinch.

It was not successful. In the 1st round, Wardley hit Frazier with a punch to the temple. He went into survival mode, missing every time.

The right hook was fatal - the challenger hung on the ropes, forcing the referee to score the knockout.

It should be noted that in the main event of this event, WBA champion Dmytro Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career in a fight for the absolute light heavyweight title. At the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), the native of Kyrgyzstan lost a decision to WBC, WBO and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs): 114-114, 115-113, and 116-112 in favor of the Russian, who fights under the Canadian flag.

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