Frazer Clarke kisses Norwich badge and channels Delia Smith in front of Fabio Wardley and angry Ipswich fans
Frazer Clarke kissed the Norwich badge in a Delia Smith-style stunt at a face-off with Ipswich fan Fabio Wardley.
Clarke and Wardley will go head-to-head in a huge British heavyweight encounter at London's O2 Arena in March.
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The pair held a face-off at Portman Road, the home of Ipswich Town last night with Wardley roared on by fellow fans of the club.
Clarke, who was desperate to wind up his rival, attended the face-off on the pitch draped in a shirt of Ipswich's biggest enemies Norwich City.
He certainly did his best to wind up the crowd, shouting violent threats to his Ipswich-supporting rival.
The challenger's stunt was met by a chorus of angry boos from the Ipswich fans, who were fuming with his attempt at making an affiliation with the Canaries.
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He ended his rant by screaming 'let's be having you', mimicking Norwich shareholder Delia Smith's famous speech to her own supporters at half-time of their clash with Man City in 2005.
After playing the role of pantomime villain, Clarke was brought to go nose-to-nose with Wardley, who had brought an Ipswich shirt with him to parade to the crowd.
The power-punching pair exchanged trash talk in a heated confrontation, before being separated and walked down the tunnel.
Ipswich did snatch a 3-2 win over Bristol City to continue their remarkable promotion charge, which will have improved the mood of the crowd.
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Clarke was delighted with the opportunity to finally get his hands on Wardley, after being denied a shot when the fight was ordered last year.
He has been training with his coach Angel Fernandez, who believes they have a winning game plan for fight night.
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He told marvelbet369.com: "I think it is going to have to be hook and chains in the moment for Frazer, it is a great fight for both and it will be a big challenge.
People are doubting that he is ready. We were going from fight to fight, it is quite hard to prepare and go step-by-step.
"But we understand the challenge ahead and have prepared accordingly.
"The pressure is on how he trains day-to-day, and we believe victory will take care of itself."
talkSPORT will bring you live and exclusive heavyweight commentary of Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke on Sunday, March 31 from the O2 Arena.
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