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Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley are expected to share the ring for a second time before this year is out.
Wardley was elevated to WBO champion before the contest and started well, knocking Dubois down twice early before the former IBF ruler could find his feet.
However, as the rounds went on, ‘DDD’ began landing big shots and by the 11th round had bloodied Wardley’s nose. The Ipswich man looked out on his feet and was returning fewer and fewer shots, which is why the referee stopped the contest.
The win saw Dubois, who is now 28, rebound from his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk in July 2025 and hand Wardley the first defeat of his career, with the pair now set to do battle again after Wardley activated his rematch clause.
Speaking to Playbook Boxing, Warren expressed his excitement at the rematch.
“Great fight. Great fight the first time. The second one is going to be competitive.”
He then explained what he makes of Wardley, who is now 31, returning to the ring so soon after such a brutal fight.
“We’ll find out in October. He’s hurt Daniel twice and put him down twice and Daniel got himself back into it, great discipline, and boxed extremely well and showed what he is about. I think Fabio, in his head, must feel the fact that he hurt him, he’s capable of stopping him. He’s done it bar one to everyone he’s fought.”
Wardley and his team have suggested he is capable of making the necessary changes to get revenge in the fight, which is likely to take place in October.
Wardley’s only previous rematch saw him get a first-round KO win after drawing with Frazer Clarke in their first contest in 2025.
- Kristan Caryl
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