The British boxer is preparing for the biggest bout of his career on Sunday (31.03.24) at London's 02 Arena and knows that he could be in a vulnerable position if he loses his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.

Asked if he had considered the jeopardy of the clash, Wardley said: “Yeah, of course – 1,000 per cent. High risk; high reward.

“Ultimately that’s the game I play entirely, even with boxing anyway, but I’ll always back myself; I’ll always bet on myself. That’s what I’ve been doing with my career to date and that’s what I’ll keep on doing."

Wardley explained that he has opted not to align himself with a promoter as he "always" wants to be in control of his destiny.

He said: “[I’m] free as a bird. I just want to make sure that I’m always in charge; always in control, and that nothing ever stops me from having those big fights. You’ve seen in my career; I’ve been chief support to ‘AJ’ [Anthony Joshua]; chief support to [Tyson] Fury, and now headlining my own show. I want to be part of those big occasions; those events and those big fights. I don’t want to be having fights for fights’ sake. I want to make sure I’m in full control of that.

“It’s a fight-by-fight basis and a fight-by-fight choice for me. I’ll assess as and when things go through and how I feel. Nothing’s ever completely off the table, I’ll always do whatever I feel is best for me, but right now, at this stage of my career, that’s what feels best.”