Fabio Wardley fights in his hometown of Ipswich this weekend as he takes on Justis Huni in the first-ever card at Portman Road.
Wardley was meant to face Jarrell Miller in the huge heavyweight clash, but the American was forced to pull out due to a shoulder injury.
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The bout was called off only five weeks ago and it came after the pair clashed in a heated press conference, with Miller slapping his proposed opponent.
It meant that a quick replacement was needed and Huni, who has a professional record of 12-0 since his debut in 2020, stepped in.
The Australian is among the main contenders for the WBO world heavyweight title and currently holds the WBO Global and IBF Pan Pacific belts.
This will be his first fight in the UK, while Wardley will be hoping to win on his homecoming to move into position to challenge the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2.
Wardley vs Huni: Date and talkSPORT coverage
This 12-round heavyweight bout will take place on Saturday, June 7 and will be held at Portman Road, the home of Ipswich Town.
The card is expected to get started at around 7pm before the main event gets going at approximately 10pm.
talkSPORT will have live coverage during Fight Night Special.
John Rawling and Spencer Oliver will be your commentators alongside Adam Catterall and Gareth A Davies.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Fans can watch the action live on DAZN too, with more details available here.
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Wardley vs Huni: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni – for interim WBA heavyweight title
- Dillian Whyte vs TBA
- Pierce O’Leary vs Liam Dillon
- Nelson Hysa vs Patrick Korte
- Mike Perez vs Steven Ward
- Sam Gilley vs Gideon Onyenani
- Umar Khan vs Moises Garcia
- Billy Adams vs Alexander Morales
- Lewis Richardson vs Dimitri Protkunas
- Lillie Winch vs Katerina Dvorakova
- Jack Williams vs Fernando Valdez
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Wardley vs Huni: What has been said?
Wardley’s partner is due to give birth in the days after the fight against Huni, but he insists that becoming a father soon has not been a distraction.
He said: “Nope. Everything has been perfect! It’s been a bit hectic but to be fair it’s a credit to her [Wardley’s girlfriend] really.
“She’s been chilled all the way through. She’s quite good at just letting me let me crack on with what I’ve needed to do.
“You just have to stick the blinders on and focus on one thing at a time.
“Until the little one actually turns up, the focus is the job at hand [on] Saturday.
“Once that’s done then we can forget about boxing for a minute or two.”
