{"id":12785,"date":"2025-04-05T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T11:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/fabio-wardley-british-heavyweight-to-face-jarrell-miller-at-portman-road-on-7-june\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T11:47:14","slug":"fabio-wardley-british-heavyweight-to-face-jarrell-miller-at-portman-road-on-7-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/fabio-wardley-british-heavyweight-to-face-jarrell-miller-at-portman-road-on-7-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabio Wardley: British heavyweight to face Jarrell Miller at Portman Road on 7 June"},"content":{"rendered":"


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British heavyweight Fabio Wardley will take on American Jarrell Miller at Ipswich Town’s Portman Road for the WBA ‘interim’ title on 7 June.<\/b><\/p>\n

Wardley is a lifelong fan of the Premier League club and said a fight at the stadium was “on the cards”<\/a> after beating fellow Briton Frazer Clarke in October.<\/p>\n

The undefeated 30-year-old vacated his British title<\/a> in March as he pursues a world title.<\/p>\n

“As a proud Tractor Boy born and bred in Ipswich, this is a dream come true for me,” Wardley said. <\/p>\n

“Fighting for a world title at Portman Road means everything to me. I’ve got a tough opponent in front of me, but that’s what I live for. <\/p>\n

“I’m ready to dig deep, go to battle, and leave it all in the ring. It’s going to be a war, and I can’t wait to give my hometown crowd a spectacle they’ll never forget.”<\/p>\n

Wardley was set to face WBA ‘regular’ champion Kubrat Pulev<\/a> but will meet 36-year-old Miller instead.<\/p>\n

Miller has not won since March 2023, with his last two fights ending in a defeat by Daniel Dubois and a draw with Andy Ruiz Jr in August.<\/p>\n

He was in talks to face Derek Chisora in February but negotiations fell through<\/a> amid a dispute between the American and his promoter.<\/p>\n

Wardley, who contested just a handful of unlicensed white collar bouts before turning professional in 2017, has 18 wins and one draw on his record, with 17 victories via stoppage.<\/p>\n

“It is a huge pleasure for me to deliver Fabio his dream of fighting at Portman Road,” Queensberry’s Frank Warren, who promotes Wardley, said.<\/p>\n

“It is what he has spoken about from day one of our alliance and I know how much Ipswich Town means to him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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