FABIO WARDLEY and Daniel Dubois will clash in a HUGE all-British world title fight THIS SATURDAY!
is making the maiden defence of his WBO world heavyweight championship against the former IBF champion, live on DAZN PPV .
Fabio Wardley claimed the interim WBO title in his last fight against Joseph Parker Credit: Steven Paston/PA Wire
Daniel Dubois was knocked out by Oleksandr Usyk in his last fight Credit: EPA
He won the interim title against Joseph Parker after a , and was promoted to full champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his title in November.
Dubois hasn’t fought since he was last July at Wembley Stadium.
The pair have engaged in a heading into this bout, with Dynamite saying that the champion has been “lucky up until now and I need to take his zero.”
Wardley holds an undefeated record of 20 wins with one draw, while has lost three times in his career.
When is Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois?
- The all-British bout will take place on Saturday, May 9.
- It will be held at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester.
- Main event ring-walks are expected to be around 11pm BST.
Where to watch Wardley vs Dubois
- The entire card will be streamed live on DAZN PPV .
- Fans can purchase the fight on DAZN PPV for £24.99/$49.99 in the US.
- You can also purchase the Wardley vs Dubois PPV, with a 7-day free trial (new customers only), or get it included in DAZN Ultimate with a minimum of 12 pay-per-views a year, including Usyk vs Rico.
- SunSport will also provide full coverage of the fight with our live blog and updates from fight night.
Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois - all the info
Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois clash in a huge Queensbury Promotions fight THIS SATURDAY!
Undefeated puts his WBO heavyweight belt on the line against on Saturday, May 9, at the Co-Op Arena – live on DAZN PPV .
Wardley is making the first defence of his title and will face his toughest test yet in the form of heavy hitting former IBF world champ Dubois.
‘Dynamite’ was knocked out in his last fight to Oleksandr Usyk, but has vowed Wardley is the ‘perfect’ opponent for his next fight.
The all-English bout promises to send shockwaves through the division which is dominated elsewhere by .
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Wardley vs Dubois full card
- Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO World Heavyweight Championship
- David Morrell vs Zak Chelli – light heavyweight
- Jack Rafferty vs Ekow Essuman – welterweight
- Bakhodir Jalolov vs Agron Smakici – heavyweight
- Liam Cameron vs Bradley Rea – light heavyweight
- Khaleel Majid vs Gavin Gwynne – lightweight
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takes on the king of kickboxing Rico Verhoeven and Fabio Wardley will defend his newly won heavyweight crown against fellow Brit .
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May
- Sat 9 – Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO title – DAZN PPV
- Sat 16 – Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
- Sat 23 – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – WBC title – DAZN
June
- Sat 6 – Fame Fighting v Misfits Boxing – The Sun
- Sat 6 – Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello – WBC super lightweight title – DAZN
- Sat 13 – Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall – DAZN
- Sat 20 – Ryan Garner vs Michael Magnesi – DAZN
- Sat 27 – Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis – DAZN
July
- Sat 25 – Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – DAZN
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