Fabio Wardle and Fraser Clarke meet again in the hopes of drawing a line under their rivalry.
The heavyweight bangers met in a fight of the year contender at the O2 Arena in March and face off again on the epic undercard of the Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev fight.
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The British Heavyweight title is once again at stake after the previous contest was a draw.
Wardley still has a large scar on his nose from the punishment he received in the first fight, while Clarke was knocked down and saved by the bell in round 5.
Reigning champ Wardley is vowing to continue his fight in boxing – but Clarke has said he won’t make the same mistakes again.
The fight is too big for both sides, but will there be a third fight?
Is there a rematch in Fabio Wardley vs. Fraser Clarke?
There does not appear to be a rematch clause written into the contract for Wardley vs. Clarke 2 – although there has been no public confirmation of this.
There was no provision for a rematch in the first fight, but it took little time for the pair to agree terms after a controversial draw.
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Despite the lack of a rematch clause in this fight, Fraser Clarke thinks a trilogy fight can happen – and he wants it at Wembley Stadium.
Clarke told Metro: “I think we could see a trilogy.
“I don’t know what it is about Fabio, but we are very well matched. I will win and settle the score.”
“But as long as people want to see you fight somebody, there’s always an opportunity to do it again.
“I’m hoping to bed him, but never say never. There’s something about this rivalry, people are excited about it.
“So it might not happen in the end. We might finally fight each other again for the world title at home.
“I was sitting ringside at Wembley a few weeks ago and I thought, ‘I should be the co-main event here.’
“The atmosphere was something we had never seen before. Even if there was a ‘Big Frieze’ ring walk it would have been electric.
“I would have felt like a monster.”
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Frank Warren believes victory over his fighter Wardley will put him in the competition
“If Fabio wins, he will go into the mix for the next level,” he told Sky Sports.
“He’ll be keeping an eye on fights next year against (Zhilei) Zhang, (Joseph) Parker and those guys.
“Maybe fight for a vacant title, maybe hold a mandatory position.”
Wardley himself hasn’t talked about the future, but expects more of the same in the second fight: “Just keep it going, keep it going.
“High Guard, go ahead, kill him. I had a lot of success in the first battle, a lot of success.”
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“I’ve watched the fight a lot of times and there were a lot of moments in that fight where I shook him, hurt him, let him go and I followed it up wrong, that’s all.
“Don’t get me wrong, I got caught in some lazy stuff, got hit in the face – but this is boxing, we’re not playing badminton.”
