{"id":57703,"date":"2025-10-22T10:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/wardley-usyk-the-biggest-carrot-after-parker-aims-for-world-title\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:05:37","slug":"wardley-usyk-the-biggest-carrot-after-parker-aims-for-world-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/boxing\/wardley-usyk-the-biggest-carrot-after-parker-aims-for-world-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Wardley: &#8220;Usyk, the biggest carrot&#8221; after Parker, aims for world title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1021%2Fr1563462_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nFabio Wardley, known for his impressive knockout record, has expressed his willingness to face Oleksandr Usyk, considered &#8220;the biggest carrot&#8221; in the heavyweight division, if he manages to overcome Joseph Parker this Saturday.\n\nIn London&#8217;s iconic O2 Arena, the interim WBO and WBA titles will be contested in a fight where Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) and Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) will seek the opportunity to face Usyk next year.\n\nDespite having less experience than his opponent, the undefeated British boxer, Wardley, stands out for his power, evidenced in his knockout victories against Justis Huni and Frazer Clarke.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It&#8217;s the biggest carrot in the sport for many reasons.<\/p><cite>Fabio Wardley<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nWardley, when asked about the possibility of fighting Usyk if he defeats Parker, stated that this would be an exceptional opportunity.\n\nThe boxer highlighted that, in addition to being a chance for the world title, it would be a fight for the undisputed title against a generational talent like Usyk, which adds multiple layers of appeal.\n\nDespite having defeated Huni, Wardley acknowledged that he was being outpointed in that fight, so he is aware that Parker, with more experience, represents a different challenge.\n\nWardley emphasized the need to have a plan A, B, and C, given Parker&#8217;s versatility, who not only stands out for his speed or power, but for his set of skills.\n\nThe boxer also mentioned that his previous experiences against different opponents have provided him with tools to adapt to Parker&#8217;s style, incorporating sections of strategies learned in previous fights.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabio Wardley, known for his impressive knockout record, has expressed his willingness to face Oleksandr Usyk, considered &#8220;the biggest carrot&#8221; in the heavyweight division, if he manages to overcome Joseph Parker this Saturday. In London&#8217;s iconic O2 Arena, the interim WBO and WBA titles will be contested in a fight where Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[205,3587,238,5257],"class_list":{"0":"post-57703","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-boxing","7":"tag-boxing","8":"tag-fabio-wardley","9":"tag-heavyweight","10":"tag-oleksandr-usyk"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}