Parker v Wardley: Fight Preview

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Will Joseph Parker’s experience and composure prove decisive, or will Fabio Wardley’s raw power and knockout instinct prove too much? Buncey is in London ahead of Saturday’s huge heavyweight clash at the O2, catching up with promoter Frank Warren, hearing from both camps, and getting the thoughts of Wardley himself as well as Parker’s manager, Spencer Brown.

You can hear commentary of the fight on 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 10pm Saturday night.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.2	The Traitors is back, and this time with celebrities.
0:11.4	Hang on, why wasn't I asked?
0:13.3	Betrayals and mind games.
0:15.0	Behaviour that's usually reserved for backstage is now on national telly.
0:18.7	I hope someone's told them.
0:20.3	And once you've watched the latest action, join me, Ed Gamble, for the official visualised
0:24.2	podcast.
0:25.1	We'll spill secrets and get to see the celebs react to discovering who the traitors really
0:29.4	were.
0:30.5	And this time, I was in the castle too.
0:34.2	The Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked.
0:36.3	Watch on EyePlayer, listen for more on BBC Sounds.
0:41.3	This is Five Live Boxing.
0:44.0	Saturday night, 10pm on Five Live, a heavyweight clash from the O2.
0:51.2	Joseph Parker against Fabio Wardley for the right to fight Alexander Usick next year.
0:57.4	That's all this fight needs. That's all this show needs. I'm Steve Bunce and this is Five Live
1:02.6	Boxing.
1:08.1	So I'm with Frank, I'm on the promoter. Frank, I'm not sure where to start.
1:11.4	I'm not sure if we should talk about Riyadh.
1:13.2	I'm not sure if we talk about Fury.
1:14.3	Not sure if we talk about Ajit Cabell.
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