On October 28, 2023, a 26-year-old David Adeleye (12-0, 11 KOs) and a 28-year-old fellow British boxer Fabio Wardley (15-0, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Adeleye came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Wardley was on a 15-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 27 days.
Fabio Wardley stopped David Adeleye via TKO in the 7th round. Wardley improves his record to 16-0 (15 KOs), while Adeleye adds a loss to his record at 12-1.