Fabio Wardley is ready for the “long haul” when he tries to add his name to the illustrious list of British heavyweight champions.<\/span><\/p>\n Lennox Lewis, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua all held the title on their way to bigger things.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n And 27-year-old Wardley will take an unbeaten 14-0 record into his fight with Nathan Gorman for the vacant belt.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m confident in my abilities, I’m confident in my stamina levels,” Wardley told BBC Radio Suffolk.<\/span><\/p>\n He has only gone the distance once, in his first bout as a professional, but that was only over four rounds – and Saturday’s bout at Wembley Arena could go 12.<\/span><\/p>\n “We’ve been sparring 12 rounds consistently, and mixing in two or three different opponents at the same time so they’re staying fresh while I’m slowly getting worn out. It’s been a long haul to get through this camp. <\/span><\/p>\n “There’s only so much that you can translate from sparring to a real fight. The testing I do with my boxing science team, we don’t leave anything to chance, we test things with numbers, we know categorically how fit I am,” the reigning English champion, from Ipswich, said. <\/span><\/p>\n “I’m the fittest I’ve been in my career to date. If ever there’s a time when I’m ready to do 12 rounds, it’s now.”<\/span><\/p>\n Wardley has been working with Ben Davison, a former member of WBC world champion Fury’s support team.<\/span><\/p>\n “I feel like the level of coaching is poor in this country. They’re lazy – that’s the reality of it. I outwork them – that’s the reality of it,” Davison <\/span>told BBC 5 Live’s Boxing podcast earlier this year.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n “Ben’s added a lot of key fundamental details that I’ve missed because my journey through boxing has been fast-tracked,” said Wardley, who was was a recruitment consultant in the City of London before switching to the ring. <\/span><\/p>\n “I skipped a few steps on the way and a few old-school drills. They are things to practise and get into my style and he’s helped add that in. <\/span><\/p>\n “He’s improved me loads. It’s not just me as a boxer, but my IQ as a boxer, it’s me being able to recognise what an opponent is doing in front of me and what they’re trying to do.” <\/span><\/p>\n The British title was vacated in the summer by former Olympic silver medallist Joe Joyce, who <\/span>became WBO interim heavyweight champion by knocking out Joseph Parker in September.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Gorman has fought for the belt before, but was knocked out in three rounds by Joyce’s predecessor Daniel Dubois in 2019, the only blemish on his 20-fight record.<\/span><\/p>\n “That’s a massive motivator for him. He didn’t succeed first time around, but that almost puts a fire in his belly,” added Wardley.<\/span><\/p>\n “He’s got a lot of good skills to offer, he comes from that Traveller background, he knows his way around a ring, he’s been boxing since he was a young, young lad.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Ben](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0CF1\/production\/_127731330_gettyimages-1232711664.jpg\")
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