Edmondson & Taylor All Set To Settle The Score!

By Queensberry Promotions

(September 20th) A fast-brewing domestic rivalry will be settled at The O2 on Saturday October 25 when light heavyweight pair Lewis Edmondson and Ezra Taylor go into the battle for the British and Commonwealth titles.

This showdown is part of the action in support of the huge heavyweight headline attraction, where Interim world champions Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley put everything on the line.

Edmondson (11-1, 3 KOs) defends the belts he won in an upset defeat of former European champion Dan Azeez in October of last year. ‘The Saint’ - due to Southampton being his home city - went on to successfully defend his Commonwealth belt in March against the previously unbeaten Oluwatosin Kejawa in Bournemouth.

The only defeat on the record of the 29-year-old came in July at Wembley Stadium when he took on the unbeaten Daniel Lapin. Many observers considered him unlucky not to get the decision himself.

Taylor (12-0, 8 KOs) from Nottingham has long been tipped for stardom since breaking onto the light heavyweight scene in early 2020.

The chatty and charismatic 31-year-old got into the title business by winning the WBC International belt with a defeat of Carlos Alberto Lamela last July in Birmingham.

Since this success, ‘The Cannon’ has recorded two impressive stoppage victories over Kristaps Bulmeisters and Ryan Maycock respectively, before defeating his previously unbeaten Birmingham rival Troy Jones last time out in May in his home city.

“We are shaking up the light heavyweight division in this country and globally, with Anthony Yarde challenging for the WBC world title in November,” said promoter Frank Warren.

“It is an exciting division full of thrilling possibilities and this fight between Lewis and Ezra is a fight that always had to happen due to the spiky nature of their relationship. They’ve always got plenty to say to each other!

“Our strength in the 175-pounders is illustrated by us building a show around them earlier in October on the 11th in Manchester, but I also believe this fight has got the ingredients to be a potentially captivating affair.”

Queensberry, time and time again, delivers a debut to a champion journey for richly talented young fighters and provides an unrivalled platform for them to showcase their ability to the widest possible audience via a major broadcast collaboration and an exceptional digital portfolio.

Fight promotions are regularly staged, servicing the requirements of novice prospects, contenders, title challengers and champions. Boxers are given every opportunity to build a following and maximize their potential.

The wall facing the entrance to the Queensberry headquarters bears the words ‘This is where the magic happens’ because, for decades, it has been the location where the biggest fights have been hatched and matched, where the biggest shows have been plotted and where the best fighters arrive to sign promotional terms for Frank Warren to guide their careers.

It is always about the fighters - with the key being development - but also about the sport, the business of boxing and conjuring up magical nights for the fans and making the fights they want to see.

The experience of Queensberry and the tried and trusted model for creating champions is unparalleled in the sport of boxing. The expertise of International Hall of Fame Promoter Frank Warren has been employed for some 45 years in the professional ranks building some of the biggest stars and navigating them to world champion status.

Frank specializes in taking young fighters right from debut and implementing his knowhow to pick the right fights at the right time and therefore ensuring the boxer is given every opportunity to maximize his or her potential.

Queensberry is currently in the position of being the world’s premier promotional organization, having spent many years building talent and putting in the foundations to ensure prolonged success. The company currently boasts a number of world champions, multiple world title contenders, numerous title-holders and the finest crop of young future stars anywhere in the world.

Queensberry fighters have been given the opportunity to shine on the major global stage both at home and abroad, under the Queensberry banner.

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Date: Saturday, October 25th

Venue: O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

Event Name: “All or Nothing”

Promoter: Frank Warren - Queensberry Promotions

Matchmaker: Steve Furness

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In an era spanning over 35 years, Hall of Fame boxing Promoter and Manager Frank Warren has worked with some of the biggest fighters in boxing history. Hamed, Bruno, Tyson, Calzaghe, Benn, Collins, Eubank, Khan and Hatton are some of the iconic names he has promoted during his career.

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In 2011 Frank launched the innovative direct to consumer TV model, BoxNation as part of a vision that saw the sports TV market evolving from the traditional reliance on major satellite and cable broadcasters.

Since then BoxNation has gone from strength to strength becoming the UK’s fastest growing independent subscription broadcaster in the process and showcasing the biggest fights from at home and abroad, along the way.

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Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley

“All or Nothing” Press Conference!

By Queensberry Promotions

(September 9th) The opening press conference ahead of the heavyweight showdown between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley, set to happen at The O2 on Saturday October 25, took place today at Glazers Hall in the capital.

A shot at world champion Oleksandr Usyk is the prize for the winner, with both fighters holding Interim versions of world titles, with the WBO and WBA respectively.

Below is a selection of key quotes from this media event.

Frank Warren

“Why is this fight so significant? Because you’ve got two guys who don’t need to fight each other. Both are Interim champions. Usyk is out for 90 days and the WBO have said that at the end of those 90 days he has to defend that belt or he will be stripped or vacate it.

“So, this fight is made because the winner of it will be the man who will be the next challenger to Usyk. It is as simple as that. If he doesn’t fight them, the winner could be declared champion.

“You’ve got to take your hat off to both of them. They are not waiting their turn. The WBO is next and Joe wants to fight and not wait until next year. With Fabio, he sees this as a shortcut or you could be waiting for two years until you get your chance, if the champion fights two times a year.

“Fabio is seizing his chance and, as he says, it could be a defining moment for him. He has the desire, he is a KO specialist and he is putting it all on the line, as is Joe Parker.

“For the winner it will be all and for the loser it will be nothing because he will go back down the queue.

“That is what this fight is all about, two fighting men putting it all on the line, to go out there and fight for the right to fight for the four belts.”

Joseph Parker

“Walking towards the fire? I love the fire. I’ve fought a lot of fighters out there who are big punchers and they haven’t been able to get me out of there, so credit to Fabio Wardley for taking this fight.

“We could have sat and waited for Usyk, when he is ready or not injured, but we as fighters are showing that we will fight anyone at any time. I think this is going to be a great fight. I know Wardley is determined and says he has ticked all the boxes and got the rounds in that he needs to have a big fight like this. But fighting someone like myself is very different from fighting everyone else he has fought.

“I bring a lot of experience, belief and determination and I will win come 25th October.

“There are levels. They do say there are levels in boxing and I believe with the experience that I have and what I have been working on in New Zealand, I have got a good base and I am excited to see what I can do in the ring.”

Fabio Wardley

“This will be a huge moment in my career, a defining moment, probably. I am committed to that saying of ‘big fights only’ because I have not come here to play around. I have not made it this far in my career to just hang about and wait for things to be handed to me.

“I am very much a go-getter. I have made my way through the WBA rankings and have got myself into a fantastic position there but, if that doesn’t go how we planned, I am not going to sit in the wings and wait, I am going to be in Frank’s ear and say ‘what is the next best opportunity here, what is the next best thing?’

“With Oleksandr Usyk tied up at the moment, there isn’t a better competitor in the division right now than the No.2-man Joseph Parker.

“I think at this stage of my career I have ticked off the right amount of milestones. The right amount of ups, downs, roller coaster moments that I have enough experience now to take me through into a top-level fight. I have been saying for a while now that I think I deserve to be mentioned alongside those names.

“People maybe still have reservations and question marks, so October 25th is where I get to wipe that all clean by beating Joseph Parker and announcing really and truly that I am shoulder to shoulder with those kind of guys.”