Frazer Clarke’s rematch with Fabio Wardley has been confirmed on the undercard for Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia on October 12.
The British heavyweights will renew their rivalry on the identical invoice as Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight world title battle towards Bivol, with Chris Eubank Jnr and Ben Whittaker additionally returning to motion in Riyadh.
Clarke had earlier instructed Sky Sports activities that he supposed to ship a knockout within the second battle after the duo had battled to an exhilarating draw at The O2 in March.
He mentioned: “I am stepping into there to do one factor and that is to knock Fabio Wardley out, successful will not be sufficient for me. I wish to put a job on him, however it is going to be a troublesome job similar to the primary one. Could the perfect man win, however I am backing myself.
“I grew respect for Fabio after that first fight so I have no trash talk, I think you see two competitors that just want to get the best out of each other and get their hands raised. Message to the fans is to tune in and enjoy it when it happens.”
Eubank Jr, who has not fought since stopping Liam Smith in a rematch final September, will tackle former world title challenger Kamil Szeremeta.
Whittaker can improve his rising repute within the hardest check of his profession to this point towards Liam Cameron, a former Commonwealth champion.
Former world champion Joe Cordina takes a sizeable step up at school towards American star Shakur Stevenson on a packed undercard, whereas Jack Massey challenges elite cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, and girls’s world champion Skye Nicholson faces Raven Chapman.