On Saturday night time, Fabio Wardley dismissed Frazer Clarke’s title problem with stunning ease, though his efficiency has since come into query following feedback from Clarke’s promoter, Ben Shalom. Now, after Frank Warren labelled Shalom as ‘disrespectful’, the BOXXER promoter has responded.
Wardley and Clarke went to battle in one of many fights of the yr on Easter Sunday, battling to a bloodied split-draw on the O2 Enviornment that captivated followers as a lot as any bout for the coveted Lonsdale Belt ought to.
But, it was a totally different story when the pair met in Riyadh on Saturday night time, as Wardley scored an emphatic and brutal first-round knockout win that left ‘Large Fraze’ requiring surgical procedure.
Throughout the aftermath, Ben Shalom solid a cloud of uncertainty over Wardley’s gloves, after listening to from a health care provider that the quantity of harm dealt to Clarke is past what needs to be succesful from a daily boxing glove.
Yesterday, Frank Warren claimed that Shalom was making an attempt to tarnish Wardley’s win and threatened to take his rival promoter to the Board for ‘bringing the game into disrepute’.
“It’s a shame Shalom has tried to tarnish Fabio’s win and repute with such a harmful suggestion.
“The British Boxing Board of Management checks and approves all gloves on the Friday assembly – which is filmed as of late – and no points have been raised.
“I shall be taking Shalom to the Board for bringing the game into disrepute with this libellous allegation and questioning the integrity of the Board and all people concerned within the Riyadh present.”
At present, forward of the weigh-in for tomorrow night time’s battle between Adam Azim and Ohara Davies, Shalom admitted to Boxing Social that he was not an professional with regards to gloves – including that he was merely passing on considerations that he had heard in the course of the battle week.
Ben Shalom discusses the feedback he made concerning Fabio Wardley’s gloves.
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“By no means is that this a justification or an excuse [for Clarke’s loss] or something. I’ve stated so many occasions and given Fabio Wardley a lot credit score for what he did on Saturday night time.
“We’ve all seen Frank’s response and this and that, finally I’m not a regulator, we simply cross on considerations that we get.”
“I’m not an professional on that aspect of issues [gloves] and finally I used to be requested about it and I stated ‘sure there was questions’ and I handed on these questions. I’m not the authority, the British Boxing Board of Management is the authority.”
“It’s fairly clearly not an excuse for the defeat, we aren’t accusing anybody of any wrongdoing however after I get questions as a promoter, I’ve a accountability to cross these questions on.”
A spokesperson for the British Boxing Board of Management has confirmed that there shall be no investigation into Fabio Wardley’s gloves.
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