Fabio Wardley interrupts corner mid fight to ask if he’s going to Five Guys before securing KO victory
FABIO WARDLEY interrupted his trainers to ask whether they would head to Five Guys after his fight.
And upon hearing a positive response, Dillian Whyte's protege then went on to claim a sixth-round KO victory over Mariano Strunz.
Wardley, 24, looked comfortable in the ring for three straight rounds having appeared on the Body Snatcher's undercard at The O2 earlier today.
But the Ipswich hero stunned his trainers when he chimed in with an unexpected question having returned to his corner.
He asked: "We going Five Guys after?"
And, having learnt that he would get his post-fight burger, Wardley - seemingly hungry for action - then went on to knock Strunz out in the sixth round.
The heavyweight had a day to remember as he improved his record to 8-0, including 7 KOs.
Wardley is one of Whyte's proteges, with the Body Snatcher revealing he helps his younger pals for free.
The Brixton ace has said he does not charge his prospects as long as they keep trying to knock him out in training.
Whyte, 31, told the Sun: "I don’t do it for the money. There are easier ways to guarantee yourself a profit.
"I just believe in them and try to give them a platform and hope they succeed.
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"I look for certain qualities in people and these guys have been through multiple training camps with me and have proven themselves time-and-time-again.
"They get in the ring with me and try to beat me up.
"Fabio and Richard don’t look at me and see a friend or manager, they get in the ring and try to beat me up. They try to kick the s*** out of me."
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Fabio Wardley, 24-year-old heavyweight - Ipswich - 7-0. Whyte said: “Fabio is good but I don’t like the hands-down stuff. I told him that if he does all that against lesser fighters they will nickname him the Fabio ‘The Pudding Snatcher’ Wardley.
Richard Riakporhe, 29-year-old cruiserweight - Walworth - 9-0. Whyte said: “Richard has real power and when fear kicks in he punches even harder. I hope he fights Lawrence Okolie by the end of the year
Craig ‘Spider’ Richards, 29-year-old light-heavyweight - Crystal Palace - 15-1. Whyte said: “I gave Spider some advice before his last fight with Jake Ball, he listened and won. Spider is a friend of mine.”
Duane Sinclair, 36-year-old light-heavyweight - Croydon - 10-1. Whyte said: “I help guys like Duane because I know he would do the same for me. He’s loyal like they all are.”
John Harding Jr, 34-year-old middleweight - Brixton - 7-0-1. Whyte said: “It’s tough for me to watch John Harding box because I know how good he is but he is still new and will improve.”