Frazer Clarke and Fabio Wardley shared a funny moment backstage after their bloody British title fight.
Wardley just about did enough to cling on to the heavyweight belt as his 12-round fight with Clarke ended in a split draw on Sunday night.
The 29-year-old suffered a horrific broken nose early and it poured with blood throughout his title defence at the iconic O2 Arena in London.
Still, he managed to drop Clarke in round five and ultimately take all the damage the Olympic medallist dished out in one of the best fights 2024 has had to offer so far.
Both men skipped customary post-fight ring interviews as they needed to be medically cleared following a gruelling 36-minute affair that fans are already begging to see again.
After getting the thumbs up from doctors, Clarke headed to his rival’s dressing room to show respect, but the champion wasn’t too happy to see him again so soon.
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“Will you f*** off, mate,” Wardley joked to earn a chorus of laughs from everyone inside his dressing room after the fight.
The pair subsequently shared a hug, but Wardley continued to joke about not wanting to see Clarke for a while after being pushed to the brink of his first career defeat.
He added: “I’ve seen enough of you.”
Once they’ve taken a little time to rest up, both men will be happy to have an immediate rematch after their entertaining brawl ended in an inconclusive manner.
“We didn’t bring the title back to the dressing room, so we are a little bit down and gutted,” Clarke said. “I felt I did enough to win it, even though he had a few good attacks.
“I hope he wants to run it back. If it was as much of a classic as the fans seem to be saying, then the fans deserve to see it again.”
“That was a great fight, and he deserves a rematch,” Wardley insisted during a separate post-fight interview.
“There deserves to be a clearer winner, a lot of people have asked for it. I don’t think I’ll be happy with my career moving on from that draw and just running away from it.
“So, we can run it back, it’s no problem.”
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