Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke will square off for the second time this year, and both fighters will be looking to improve upon their first meeting.
The British heavyweights stepped into the ring in a heavyweight title fight this past March, with neither man walking away as the winner following a split-decision draw.
Now they both have the opportunity to settle the score in the rematch, which takes place on October 12, live on DAZN Pay-Per-View as part of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol undercard.
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Reigning British champion Wardley said he's "not happy with the draw" from the first fight and is eager to run it back with the only opponent he's failed to defeat in his career.
"I put him down on the last second of the fifth round, he was able to get back up," Wardley told DAZN's Ade Oladipo on FACE OFF. "I had him hurt. I did.
"I followed up in the wrong way. I looked at that back. I've analyzed it. I rushed it a bit. I got too over eager [in] the occasion, [in] the moment. I got a bit sucked into it.
"[I] really wanted to get him out of there, but I know I can damage him. He said himself, I hit hard. He knows that. So I can do it, it's just about following up properly."
For Clarke, he admits to underestimating Wardley in their March encounter, crediting the champion for his smarts inside the ring and his willingness to listen to his coaches.
"I think he had a bit of a better IQ than I thought he would have," Clarke said. "One thing that I could tell from the fight is that he's a student [of the sport].
"I could even hear him and see him in the fight, listening to the corner's instructions and trying to follow up [on] what they were saying.
"So that's when you know someone is not just going to come forward, throwing hands, you know what I mean?
"I'll give him that credit for that. He's more intelligent than I thought he was."
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