Fabio Wardley will face Justis Huni this Saturday evening in Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich.
Fabio Wardley hopes to extend his run of explosive performances after blitzing Frazer Clarke in one round last time out.
The Brit, who has no amateur background, just four white collar fights, first fought to a draw with the Olympian in a fight of the year contender.
Now with his eyes on bigger and better things, Wardley is hoping a win over Justis Huni will set him up for a world title shot.
One man, who coached a legend, is not certain Wardley will make it that far, though.
Teddy Atlas reveals surprise pick for Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni clash
World-class boxing trainer, Teddy Atlas, has revealed his pick for the fight this weekend, and it may not be what many expect.
Atlas trained a host of impressive fighters, from Mike Tyson to Wilfred Benitez, and has posted his bet for the fight onto Instagram for all to see.
In the post, Atlas shows he has put a wager of $1500 on Justis Huni, who survived a drive-by shooting, to beat Wardley, and explained why in the caption:
“I see in Justis Huni what I initially saw in Agit Kabayel.”
Kabayel most recently defeated Zhilei Zhang by stoppage with a crippling body shot.
Justis Huni had almost ten times as many fights as Fabio Wardley before turning pro
Whilst Wardley never fought as an amateur, he did fight in four white-collar bouts. One of Wardley’s white-collar opponents told of how they were in a car crash leading up to the fight.
Huni, who defeated Kevin Lerena, racked up a record of 35-2 as an amateur and took home a bronze medal in the World Championships.
His only two losses came to Denis Kovacs in 2016 and Bakhodir Jalolov in 2020.