Ones to Watch: The UK's five best prospects in the heavyweight division

The UK has enjoyed plenty of success in boxing's golden weight category in recent years. Anthony Joshua has held the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles on two occasions in his career and is hoping to get those belts back in a rematch against Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk.

Tyson Fury held those same titles in 2015 after beating Vladimir Klitschko. After a hiatus from the sport, he came back and dominated Deontay Wilder to win the WBC crown.

Before the Joshua and Fury era, David Haye unified the cruiserweight division and went on to become WBA heavyweight champion.

Here, Planet Sport takes a look at five UK prospects aiming to make their mark at heavyweight.

Wardley is the current English heavyweight champion and has held the title since August 2020. He is managed by world title challenger Dillian Whyte and is highly regarded by 'The Body Snatcher'.

Prior to the victory, Whyte heaped praise on Wardley by saying: "He has an air of invincibility. He hasn't lost. He hasn't even lost a round. No one has hurt him, dropped him or out-boxed him.

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