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Wardley and Hearn at Portman Road
Monday, 17th Apr 2023 12:40

Town-supporting boxer Fabio Wardley and promoter Eddie Hearn have been pictured at Portman Road with Blues CEO Mark Ashton.

Ipswich-born British heavyweight champion Wardley, 28, is keen to stage a fight at Portman Road and Ashton was asked at the recent Fans’ Forum whether one might take place in the near future.

“I’m not sure about soon,” Ashton said. “Fabio and I have discussed this several times. We’ve said that we’re going to try to line up a conversation with myself and [chairman of Matchroom Sport] Eddie Hearn to discuss that.

“It’s certainly a desire of Fabio’s and I think if he’s going to fight in Ipswich, there’s only one place for him and that’s here, which he very much sees as home.

“We’re very proud of him, he also is on an upward trajectory, we’re delighted to sponsor him along with other local businesses and we’re very proud of what he’s doing in the heavyweight division, and we’d love to have him here at Portman Road.

“He’s a great guy and a great ambassador for this football club and someone who I think we should as a football club embrace and be very, very proud of.”

Wardley and Hearn's presence at Portman Road would appear to mean a fight is a step closer.

The fighter has subsequently retweeted speculation regarding a date during September's international break.


Photo: Matchday Images



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JewellintheTown added 12:58 - Apr 17
If he waits until later this year, we can bring him on as a half time sub when we play Norwich at home.
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MickMillsTash added 13:09 - Apr 17
Turn up for a meeting in white trainers !!! -
in my day etc
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BlueandTruesince82 added 13:38 - Apr 17
Should be a good fight against Big Fraze 💪 comming up
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ThaiBlue added 21:31 - Apr 17
Let them fight on boxing day
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bobble added 11:38 - Apr 18
him and ed sheeran should get on as subs when we are 6-0 up in the last game...
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midastouch added 13:19 - Apr 18
Enjoy watching Wardley, he's got an exciting style. He looks to get the job done inside the distance instead of looking to win on points.
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