Wardley to face Huni after injured Miller pulls out

After Jarrell Miller pulled out of their fight due to injury, British heavyweight Fabio Wardley will take on Justis Huni on June 7.

At Portman Road, his devoted hometown of Ipswich Town, Wardley was scheduled to meet American Miller.

However, Miller “sustained a shoulder injury during training camp,” according to Queensberry Promotions on Wednesday.

Australian Huni, 26, is the only person to win all 12 of his professional matches, with seven of them coming within the close range.

“Every action shootout, exactly how we like it” posted on X by Wardley.

Huni is currently at number one in the WBO rankings and has only ever engaged in combat outside of his native country, with one of his most recent fights taking place under the Anthony Joshua v. Francis Ngannou banner in Saudi Arabia last year.

As he fought for a world title in March, undefeated Englishman Wardley, 30, vacated his British belt.

When they met at a chaotic news conference last month, Miller taunted Wardley by wearing a Norwich shirt with the word “going down 25” on the back in reference to Premier League rivals Ipswich’s demise.

After Miller served a two-year doping ban after twice testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2019 and 2020, Wardley claimed he had written a “diss song” about him, the pair were separated by security guards.

Lewis Richardson, a bronze medalist who won the Olympics, will make his professional debut, according to Queensberry.