{"id":295415,"date":"2023-10-28T23:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295415"},"modified":"2023-10-28T23:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:24:38","slug":"fabio-wardley-knocks-out-david-adeleye-in-the-seventh-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/boxing\/fabio-wardley-knocks-out-david-adeleye-in-the-seventh-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabio Wardley knocks out David Adeleye in the seventh-round"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fabio Wardley knocks out David Adeleye in the seventh-round in British heavyweight title grudge match on the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou undercard<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fabio Wardley defended his British heavyweight title against David Adeleye<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s coverage for\u00a0Tyson Fury vs ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fabio Wardley knocked out David Adeleye on Saturday night to defend his British heavyweight title and extend his professional record to a perfect 17 wins from 17 fights.<\/p>\n<p>The all-British heavyweight showdown served as the chief support for Tyson Fury&#8217;s crossover clash with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>The pair had engaged in a war of words leading up to the bout, and the action inside the ring certainly reflected the animosity between the two rising prospects.<\/p>\n<p>As the fight wore on it was Wardley who was consistently landing the bigger power punches, and he punished his opponent with a lancing jab that left Adeleye&#8217;s eye swollen.<\/p>\n<p>In the seventh round Wardley landed a right-hand left-hook that dropped Adeleye, leaving the previously undefeated fighter slumped against the ropes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125511-12684031-image-a-1_1698528508529.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fabio Wardley defeated David Adeleye in their grudge match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125469-12684031-image-a-2_1698528548590.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The British heavyweight champion dropped Adeleye with a clubbing combination in the seventh-round<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77125459-12684031-image-a-3_1698528586479.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adeleye returned to his feet but the referee stepped in to stop the fight shortly after<\/p>\n<p>Despite the crushing blow, Adeleye smiled and stuck his blood-red tongue out before rising to his feet in time to meet the referee&#8217;s count.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wardley immediately resumed the onslaught, delivering a series of punches against the ropes that left Adeleye stumbling and caused the referee to intervene, bringing an end to the fight by TKO.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly unhappy with the referee&#8217;s decision, Adeleye immediately protested, pushing him away before punching him in the body, a move that could well result in sanctions against the heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bad blood before the fight, that even ignited into a brawl during a press conference last month, the two fighters appeared to share some respectful words before Wardley was officially announced as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12684031\/Fabio-Wardley-knocks-David-Adeleye-seventh-round-British-heavyweight-title-grudge-match-Tyson-Fury-vs-Francis-Ngannou-undercard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabio Wardley knocks out David Adeleye in the seventh-round in British heavyweight title grudge match on the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou undercard Fabio Wardley defended his British heavyweight title against David Adeleye Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s coverage for\u00a0Tyson Fury vs ex-UFC star&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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