Joseph Parker against Fabio Wardley is now official for October 25 in the O2 Arena in London. The event with the name ‘All of Nothing’ is shown on Dazn PPV.
Parker’s Edge in Experience
Parker (35-3, 24 CO’s) has his WBO tuss-century heavyweight title on the line against the unbeaten WBA-Tussent time champion Wardley (19-0-1, 18 COs). This is a risky battle for both fighters because they are already able to fight for the main title against the undisputed champion Oleksandr Ulsyk. A loss on October 25 will destroy things for one of them.
Parker, 33, has a tremendous advantage in the experience of Wardley, 30, who mostly fought at British level during his eight -year professional career. There are only three years that separate the two fighters. So the age will not play a factor in this battle.
Fans on social media consider this struggle as a mismatch in favor of Parker. The fans notice that Wardley did not fight a significant opposition during his career, and he had major problems with his last opponent, Justis Huni, until he knocked out in the tenth round on June 7, 2025.
At the time of the downtime, Huni was in front of all three judges’ scorecards by the scores 88-83, 89-82 and 89-82. The way Parker looked like in his recent Martin Bakole knockout on February 22, 2025, Wardley will have trouble surviving for a long time against him.
The view of the fans
Fan online criticism of Wardley
- “Wardley is out of his depth, Parker is too skilled.”
- “Parker Will School Wardley, no match.”
- “Wardley is exposed, Parker’s levels above.”
- Parker’s Gonna Ko Wardley, too easy. “
- “Wardley is not ready, Parker is an animal.”
- “Parker’s experience crushes Wardley’s hype.”
People would give Wardley a chance in this battle if he had more experience and looked good in his most striking battles. He beat Huni before beating him, and his face looked like a bloody mess in their first match against Frazer Clarke in their 12-round on March 31, 2024.
“(Parker against Wardley) will shine a big light on the division. Fighting like this is just as good as it can get outside the champion that defends its belts and the kind we want to see happen,” said Queensberry promoter Frank Warren.
Neither Joe nor Fabio wanted to wait and protect their positions, and they both gave credit for this. I believe it is a real even money fight.
“We promised to keep shooting this heavyweight section, and we intend to hold all the contenders to jockey for position.”
Last updated on 09/06/2025
