Fabio Wardley has provided an update on his immediate boxing future just weeks after suffering a brutal knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois

Fabio Wardley has no plans to walk away from boxing despite back-to-back crushing knockout defeats to Daniel Dubois.

The 31-year-old dropped his WBO heavyweight title to Dubois in their first meeting back in May, before being knocked out again by his fellow countryman last month.

Despite dropping Dubois twice in the first clash, Wardley was brutally beaten before being stopped in the penultimate round. The Suffolk scrapper then made the decision to immediately activate his rematch clause - against the advice of many.

But their second encounter lasted merely two rounds, and several within the boxing community have urged the Brit to take a step back from boxing, but the 31-year-old is not done just yet. Wardley posted a compilation of several pundits and fighters urging him to retire - with the caption: "The show goes on!"

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The Ipswich man had risen from a white-collar fighter to world champion, but now faces an uncertain future in the ring as to who he could fight next. Speaking after the rematch, champion Filip Hrgovic - who was watching ringside - told his heavyweight rival to call it a day.

"I think [Wardley] should retire," he said. "He didn't look good. He made a bunch of money, he did a miracle, and he became a world champion … [but] he should retire and enjoy [life]." Hrgovic, who lost to Dubois two years go, added: "I think Wardley was still damaged from the first fight. He didn’t look good from the first bell. I wasn’t impressed with him. I’m the future undisputed champion. I will smash Dubois in a rematch and I’m coming for the belts.”

Wardley - who was looking to become a two-time world champion in the sequel - clearly has not changed his mind a little over a month on. Speaking immediately after the loss, the Brit unveiled plans to carry on fighting. He said: "Preparation, for me, wasn't ideal and Daniel learned the most from the first fight and came out with a better game plan.

"That's all it was. I lost. It is what it is. Daniel is a testament to losing, coming back, and winning the world title for a second time. And I'll be looking to do the same thing."