The Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois fight week events have been opened up to the public in Manchester. Ipswich’s Wardley defends his WBO world heavyweight title to former world champion Dubois this weekend on May 9 at the Co-op Live in Manchester. Fabio Wardley has called for Daniel Dubois to make it “a firefight” straightaway when they box for his WBO heavyweight world title next month. Wardley puts his championship on the line against former world titlist Dubois in Manchester. Dubois is known for his tremendous punching power. He was the last man to beat Anthony Joshua, knocking out the heavyweight star when they clashed at Wembley Stadium in 2024.Since then Dubois lost the IBF title to Oleksandr Usyk but will be looking to become a two-time champion when he fights WBO boss Wardley on May 9. Wardley is a finisher himself, notably when stopping Justis Huni late on and Frazer Clarke early in their rematch. He beat Joseph Parker last year too and is now the WBO heavyweight world champion. He intends to take the fight to Dubois from the first bell. "We have all the intention as a team of getting straight in there and getting straight stuck in, getting into his face and making it a fight, making it a firefight," Wardley told Sky Sports News. Daniel Dubois has all the tools to beat Fabio Wardley comfortably, but he won't utilise them. That is the opinion of 'Triple D's' former trainer Shane McGuigan.The esteemed British coach worked with Dubois for four stoppage wins over Bogdan Dinu, Joe Cusumano, Trevor Bryan and Kevin Lerena between 2021 and 2022. They would subsequently go their separate ways ahead of Dubois' first defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in August 2023, with Don Charles taking over the hot seat. Under Charles' guidance, Dubois strung together a trio of impressive knockout wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, culminating in a short reign as IBF heavyweight champion. While he would eventually drop the black and gold strap to Usyk in a rematch last July, he has since been handed an immediate title shot against WBO heavyweight champion Wardley on May 9. Anthony Joshua has returned to Oleksandr Usyk's training camp as he continues to step up plans to return. Joshua defeated Jake Paul by brutal KO in December, but was involved in a car accident later that month in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. For a while it appeared the Briton's boxing future was in doubt, as he took time away to deal with things more important than the sport. But it appears he is closing in on a return to full training camp, having been pictured in training with current unified heavyweight champion Usyk. For a while it appeared the Briton's boxing future was in doubt, as he took time away to deal with things more important than the sport. But it appears he is closing in on a return to full training camp, having been pictured in training with current unified heavyweight champion Usyk. Joshua left trainer Ben Davison and moved to join Usyk's team for his victory over Paul as he sought a new environment to breathe new life into his career. And after a turbulent period, the former two-time world champion pictured training together. Joshua left trainer Ben Davison and moved to join Usyk's team for his victory over Paul as he sought a new environment to breathe new life into his career. And after a turbulent period, the former two-time world champion pictured training together. Daniel Dubois is a British professional boxer. He previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) from 2022 to 2023 and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2019 to 2020. As an amateur, he was a five-time national junior titlist and British champion. Dubois is known for his formidable punching power, with 21 of 22 wins by knockout. Fabio Wardley is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title since 2025. He also held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight title in 2025. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles between 2022 and 2025. In 2025, Wardley swept British Fighter of the Year honours from ESPN, Boxing News, and British Boxing News, with his knockout of Justis Huni also earning Knockout of the Year recognition from each outlet. Click the link to subscribe for more handy tips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLJ7_ilR0MPsNmvW23rHVuQ?sub_confirmation=1 Also follow me on: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/naturalbodypro1 #danieldubois #fabiowardley #usyk #oleksanderusyk #anthonyjoshua #tysonfury #boxingcompetition #boxingedits #boxingchampion #boxingclips
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How can he stop the fight after the bell has gone, if anything he should be deducting a point from dubois for repeated punching after the rounds finished
Referee is the joke
It's almost like someone almost forgot they're supposed to lose.
Ну мне лично непонятно одно, почему судья остановил бой, если тем более нокдаун случился почти во время окончания раунда, когда прозвучал гонг . Он стоял на ногах, не было нокаута, в крайнем случае, судья мог ему отсчитать и отправить на перерыв . У него была минута на восстановление . Не было одностороннего избиения , они обоюдно на уровне дрались . Белый боксер тем более не был в нокауте. Поэтому у меня жирный вопрос : судья купленный ❓
The ref had a shocker.
Howard Foster, say no more.
He gets caught like that against Wardley it’s curtains.
Shit stoppage that
Dubois is a real deal Heavyweight entertainer. He knows how to get the crowd in the fight.
That ref always stops fights too soon
Howard foster saving the main promoters fighter again 😏 he’s been doing this for too long now
I watched this live straight after a night shift,catching train from South Yorkshire and ten pints later started nodding off lol
Na that ref was bang out of order stopping it there when Daniel banged him after the bell.
This was an absolute disgrace... 3 knockdowns in one round is stoppage according to WBA rules
В професійному спорті як казав Майк Тайсон треба 13 секунд , а хітрожопий більше на колінах повзав коли його прижали , боксер не догадався а тренер не передбачив він би виграв в нього є потенсіал але погано підготувався до брудного боксу .
Не важно как ты бьешь...важно как ты держишь удар..Сенсей
It's unbelievable how DDD survived this
Даниель проиграл по правилам 3 нокдаунов.
Howard foster will and always be a paid off referee
I wonder how much the ref made? 😂