Fabio Wardley has steered that he might not struggle Frazer Clarke once more after their epic attract London on Sunday.
Wardley retained the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles by combating Clarke to a cut up draw on the O2 Area, with the scorecards studying 114-113, 112-115, 113-113.
Followers within the area and watching at house instantly known as for a rematch, however 29-year-old Wardley has performed coy.
“It doesn’t must be fast, it does not must be in any respect essentially,” the Ipswich fighter instructed Sky Sports activities. “I nonetheless have my belts, I nonetheless transfer ahead. Once more, the ball’s nonetheless in my court docket. It’s nonetheless my choice.
“We’ll take a look at the choices. It was struggle, I don’t know if I can do too a lot of these in my profession – take off an excessive amount of, put my household and pals via an excessive amount of panic.
“We’ll have a chat with the crew, we’ll reassess. There are some issues on my finish I have to type first, after which we’ll go once more.”
If a rematch towards Clarke, 32, does go forward, Wardley would love it to happen at Portman Street – house to Ipswich City FC.
“Portman Street is at all times on the playing cards,” mentioned the champion. “It’s one the membership need, it’s one I need. We did the O2, I believe the subsequent step from that may be a stadium of some type, so possibly if we do come all the way in which spherical to it and go once more, that’s a really viable choice.”
Wardley’s nostril was badly injured throughout his draw with Clarke
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Wardley scored a knockdown of Clarke, who additionally had a degree deducted for a low blow, although Clarke did severely harm the champion’s nostril en path to the draw.
“I’m not going to start out bashing the refs or bashing the judges, that’s not my fashion,” Wardley mentioned. “It was what it was, it was judged nonetheless it was judged.
“In the end it was on me to do extra in a struggle to make it extra convincing, evidently. Subsequent time round, if we get [it] on, that’s what I’ll be doing. There’s positives and negatives to be taken from that; there’s elements of the efficiency I’m happy with, elements of the efficiency I’m not so happy with. However general it was evening of boxing – possibly not a lot boxing, possibly combating, however nonetheless.”
Wardley additionally credited Olympic medalist Clarke for his efficiency, saying: “I mentioned loads within the build-up about his coronary heart and seeing whether or not it’s there and turning up on the evening and the way he reacts below the lights, and look: He did his bit, he reacted nicely.
“All credit score to him, you want the proper dance accomplice for enormous nights like this, huge moments in my profession, and credit score and due to him for being that for me.”
