Promoter Frank Warren sees nothing wrong with the cessation of Justis Huni referee in the tenth round in his fight against heavyweight contender Fabio Wardley last Saturday night in Ipswich, England.
Warren supports Huni stoppage
Warren says Huni (12-1, 7 food) was on ‘shaky legs’ when he got up in the tenth of a knockout, and would be beaten by Wardley (19-0-1, 18 COs) ‘Spark Out’ if the fight by referee John Latham would continue.
“No, I don’t. I think the referee did what he had to do, and if he had allowed all he would have done was the inevitable delayed, ‘Warren said Boxnation When asked if he thought the score was too fast in the tenth round of Huni against Wardley.
Referee’s fast Huni score
The fans disagree. They believe that Huni is denied the chance to continue fighting by an umpire who was too fast with the downtime. Huni is fighting against a popular British heavyweight, Wardley, about losing, which makes the premature downtime even worse.
“He’s (Huni) in with a man who is a devastating finish. You have seen it. What would have happened? He was up. He was on shaky legs, and if he had cut him again, he would have been knocked out. I have no idea, and I doubt it would go anyway, ‘says Warren.
Huni’s downtime: Was it fair?
Huni must have gained the benefit of the doubt by the referee as he beat the score. If Tyson Fury was allowed to keep fighting when he was motionless for a score of six in his first fight against Deontay Wilder, Huni should have had the chance to keep fighting by beating the score.
He was not unconscious as Fury was, and had to be allowed to continue. What makes it look worse is that Huni was a visiting fighter from Australia and competes against a British land with an English referee on British ground. The deck was piled up against him. It would not have been a big case if Huni was Brits. I mean, it will still look bad as he was nine against A-side fighter Wardley.
“He beat a man arranged in the top -10,” Warren said when asked what he learned about Wardley last Saturday.
Fabio beat the forwards Huni, but his actions showed that he is not in the class of many of the top 10 fighters. The way Wardley acted, he would be knocked out by the older, slower heavyweights such as Martin Bakole and Zhilei Zhang. Wardley has no defense, and the guys hit too hard.
“Don’t do me wrong, I lost a few rounds Inside, and it was not the best achievement, and all that. But. I won. I knocked him out, so I’m to the next one, ”Wardley said ifl tv About his fight against Huni.
Huni Judges’ scorecard revealed
As you can see, Wardley interprets how bad he was in the fight by saying that he lost a few rounds against Huni. At the time of the stopping, the judges achieved 89-82, 89-82 and 88-83. This means that they led Huni with 9 and 7 rounds. It was a complete mismatch.
This indicates that Wardly does not have the technical skills to defeat fighters from the top level. His only chance to win is by being happy by landing a Homerun swing when he’s in with someone who gets carefree, like Justis. On an old 30-and-old damage that starts on his face, Wardley is not young enough to adequately improve his technical skills to compete against the better heavyweights in the division.
If money is basically what Wardley’s career is about, he can be happy and get a title shot against the winner of the Oleksandr Ulsyk against Daniel Dubois 2 Rematch next month. The WBA has instructed Wardley to fight against the ‘ordinary’ champion Kubrat Pulev for its secondary belt, not the WBA ‘Super’ title held by USKyk. But maybe Warren may request the WBA to allow Wardley to skip the Pulev fight and go directly to the big dogs so he can get a big payday.
If Wardley can stay around for another ten years to fight in his forties, such as Derek Chisora, he can get rich. 41-year-old travel man Chisora was a heavyweight on the wing his entire career, and never won a world title, but his net worth is estimated at $ 15 million.
Chisora got it by being the B-side opponent for Tyson Fury X 3, Vitali Klitschko, Dillian Whyte x 2, Joseph Parker x 2, Kubrat Pulev x 2, David Haye and David Price. He lost almost all of these fighters except for two, and still earned millions. Wardley can do the same if he stays around long enough. He can become the next chisora.
Last updated on 06/09/2025
