When is Fabio Wardley vs. Justis Huni?

Fabio Wardley vs. Justis Huni is on Saturday, June 7. The main broadcast begins at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (7 p.m. BST). A preliminary stream begins at 11:30 a.m. ET (4:30 p.m. BST).

Fabio Wardley vs. Justis Huni will stream on DAZN.

Where is Fabio Wardley vs. Justis Huni?

Fabio Wardley vs. Justis Huni is taking place at Portman Road, a soccer stadium in ​​Ipswich, England.

Who is Fabio Wardley?

Wardley, 18-0-1 (17 KOs), is eyeing a shot at a heavyweight title.

His 2024 was dedicated solely to a pair of fights with Frazer Clarke. The first was an entertaining 12-round draw in March of that year. Their rematch in October ended with Wardley scoring a sensational opening-round knockout, one that left Clarke’s face dented, his jaw broken, and our mouths agape.

Wardley, now 30 years old, had been ranked No. 9 by the WBA before the Clarke rematch and No. 6 after it. However, the sanctioning body for some reason decided to elevate Wardley all the way up to No. 1 by the end of the year. Wardley leapfrogged several fighters to get there: Martin Bakole, Tyson Fury, Michael Hunter, Lenier Pero and Agit Kabayel. Keep in mind that this was in December, before Fury’s latest retirement or Bakole’s loss to Joseph Parker.

The WBA’s primary titleholder is Oleksandr Usyk, who also owns the WBC and WBO belts and is the lineal (and former undisputed) champion. Usyk will have a rematch with IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois on July 19 to re-unify all four belts. The WBA’s secondary “regular” titleholder is Kubrat Pulev, a 44-year-old who outpointed Mahmoud Charr for that belt in December.

Wardley had been hoping this June date in his hometown of Ipswich would be with Pulev. Negotiations for that failed to produce an agreement. The WBA has ordered Pulev to defend against Michael Hunter, a former Usyk opponent at cruiserweight and the first person to defeat Bakole, in a fight expected to take place August 23.

Wardley instead signed to take on Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller for the WBA’s tertiary – how often does that word get used on a boxing website? – “interim” belt. And when Miller pulled out of the fight, Justis Huni stepped in. 

Who is Justis Huni?

Huni, 12-0 (7 KOs), is a 26-year-old from Brisbane, Australia. He is listed at 6-foot-4, one inch shorter than Wardley. Although he’s a late replacement opponent, he’s had about six weeks to prepare for the bout.

“I didn’t come all the way over here just to take part,” Huni told BoxingScene’s Jake Donovan last week. “I’ve really come over here to cause an upset and crash this homecoming party Fabio has planned.”

Huni fought three times in 2024. In March of that year, he struggled early against Kevin Lerena and then got hurt late, but he was successful enough in-between those difficult patches to win a unanimous decision. Lerena, who once dropped Daniel Dubois three times in a single round before being stopped soon after, is a former cruiserweight contender who now has a bridgerweight belt.

After that, Huni notched a pair of second-round stoppages, defeating the 9-0-1 Troy Pilcher in July and the 11-6 Leandro Daniel Robutti in December. Huni kicked off the new year by keeping the string of two-round victories going, dispatching the 10-1 Shaun Potgieter.

Huni is ranked No. 7 by the WBA.

What other fights are on the undercard of Fabio Wardley vs. Justis Huni?

The undercard also includes scheduled bouts between junior welterweight Pierce O’Leary, 16-0 (9 KOs), and Liam Dillon, 15-2-1 (3 KOs); heavyweight Nelson Hysa, 22-0 (20 KOs), and Patrick Korte, 22-4-1 (18 KOs); and veteran heavyweight Dillian Whyte, 31-3 (21 KOs), against an opponent whose name had not yet been announced as this article went to press.

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