DANIEL DUBOIS and Fabio Wardley will go to war once again this weekend in the rematch for the WBO heavyweight crown.
The pair fought in a just five months ago, with Dynamite coming out on top in Manchester.
Dubois was knocked down twice in the opening three rounds – including inside the first TEN SECONDS – before getting off the canvas to beat black and blue.
After 11 breathtaking rounds, the champion was stopped on his feet as became a two-time champion of the world.
Despite the assault he suffered, the 31-year-old has exercised his rematch clause to get back in the ring with Dubois and regain his world title.
, though, instead saying: “It will not be a rematch, it will be revenge.”
Dynamite Dan hit back by saying, “It’s going to be another dominant performance and another win.”
While the pair clearly have respect for each other after the May madness, there is clearly still a grudge.
How to watch Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2
- Dubois vs Wardley 2 will be broadcast LIVE on DAZN PPV.
- You can buy the PPV for the one-off price of £24.99 / $59.99.
- Boxing fans can also subscribe to DAZN‘s Ultimate Tier service to get Dubois vs Wardley 2 and other PPVs included in your subscription rather than paying extra one-off costs.
- SunSport will be running a live blog, providing round-by-round coverage of each bout on the night.
Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 - all the info
It's time for round two
Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley square up for the second time this year with the WBO title up for grabs once again!
Dynamite demonstrated one of his most passionate performances when these as Dubois got off the canvas twice before securing a stunning 11th round stoppage victory.
And as a result, it saw hand over his WBO heavyweight title after just his second defence.
However, the former champion triggered his rematch release clause for a chance to earn the belt back in front of a packed London crowd.
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Wardley vs Dubois 2 card
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Main card:
- Daniel Dubois v Fabio Wardley – WBO heavyweight title
- Louie O’Doherty v Michael Gomez Jr – British and Commonwealth lightweight title
- Bakhodir Jalolov v Solomon Dacres – heavyweight
- Tony Curtis v Kerim Agius – super-flyweight
- Leighton Birchall v Luis Vara Carrillo – featherweight
Prelims:
- Fawas Aborode v Rashid Omar – lightweight
- Manny Safari v Jake Pollard – featherweight
- Adam Olaniyan v TBA – heavyweight
- Aaron Noriega v TBA – super-featherweight
- Zayn Ahmed v Kasey Bradnum – super-featherweight
- Issiah Hamilton-Allen v Jensen Irving – middleweight
When is Dubois vs Wardley 2?
- Dubois vs Wardley 2 will take place on Saturday, October 17.
- The card will begin at 7pm BST.
- London’s O2 Arena will host.
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All eyes are focused on the ‘Battle of Britain’ between and , with the pair set to finally settle their decade-long rivalry in December.
Before that, October sees and face off in a rematch of their thrilling May fight, while returns against Christian Mbili on Halloween.
October
- Sat 17 – Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 – DAZN
- Sat 24 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – DAZN
- Sat 31 – Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbili – DAZN
November
- Sat 7 – Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson 2 – DAZN
- Sat 7 – Chris Billam-Smith vs Cheavon Clarke – Sky Sports
- Sat 28 – Agit Kabayel vs Nelson Hysa – DAZN
December
- Fri 11 – Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua – Netflix
- Sat 12 – Dmitry Bivol vs Callum Smith – DAZN
- Sat 19 – Anthony Cacace vs Nick Ball – DAZN
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