Fabio Wardley new WBO heavyweight champ
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Fabio Wardley has been upgraded to full WBO world heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title on Monday. Wardley held the interim title after defeating Joseph Parker in impressive fashion last month, putting him at the front of the line to challenge Usyk in a future bout.
Suffolk's Fabio Wardley has this evening been named as the new WBO heavyweight champion of the world. Wardley, 30, was the number one contender to face Ukrainian icon Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight titles.