FABIO WARDLEY’S trainer Ben Davison yelled “get that towel in” as his fighter received a beating from Daniel Dubois.
Brave Wardley was by an electric at London’s 02 Arena.
The 31-year-old was dropped within the first 15 seconds of the fight and had to withstand a barrage just to take the contest into round two.
Thousands within the 02 chanted “Oh ” in a bid to rouse their man.
But as the beating continued, footage captured by SunSport shows Davison demanding the towel be thrown in in order to protect his fighter.
Wardley’s beating came just five-and-a-half months after his epic first battle with Dubois.
And while the nature of this contest was very different, the outcome was ultimately the same as Dubois came out on top, handing Wardley just the second loss of his professional career.
After his defeat, classy Wardley told DAZN: “It’s never fun to lose. It is what it is, I’ve always thrown myself in with the biggest, toughest, meanest guys around, there’s no shame in testing yourself against the best.
“Daniel is testament to coming again and I’ll come again.
“You come with a game plan, try to adjust things and it didn’t work tonight. It’s credit to Daniel of how well he prepared.”
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The Ipswich scrapper went on to add of Dubois: “He’s a testament himself to losing and coming back, I’ll be looking to do the exact same thing.
“Thank you to Daniel and his team for two fantastic fights. I’ll come back stronger.”
Dubois, 29, also had words of respect for Wardley.
The WBO heavyweight champion said: “Shout out to everybody, shoutout to my dad, my whole team. Fabio is a great warrior, but it was my time, my era.
“I had bad intentions from the beginning.
“Our back was against the wall first time. We just had to go out there and show we meant business tonight.”
Dubois stopped short of specifically calling anyone out immediately after the fight.
But after being summoned by , IBF champion Filip Hrgovic entered the ring.
The Croatian, 34, said: “It was easy night for Daniel. He did a good job, quick win, so he’s ready to fight me in March, right Daniel?”
Dubois then replied: “I want to have a rematch, I want to get my belt back, I want to rule the division.”
