Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley: Prediction, preview, undercard

Simply over 5 months on from their legendary initially battle, Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley fight for the WBO heavyweight world title in London on Saturday night.

Wardley entered into the very first bout holding the belt, however Dubois got rid of 2 knockdowns to end up being world heavyweight champ for the 2nd time, 3rd if you count the WBA routine crown.

Here, Sports Mole sneak peeks the rematch in between the 2 British heavyweights, who will wish to keep themselves at the top of the tree ahead of possibly dealing with the winner of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s battle in December.

analysis Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley

When the very first bout occurred in Manchester in May, the basic agreement was that it was a 50-50 battle that would end early.

Wardley had Dubois down in the very first 10 seconds, and two times within the very first 3 rounds, however Dubois revealed the sort of strength that he has actually not constantly displayed in his profession.

When the 2nd half of the battle happened, Wardley was just getting weaker and Dubois far more powerful. He had actually not broken his challenger’s spirit, however the level of fatigue being revealed by Wardley suggested that completion outcome was inescapable from thereon in.

Wardley left the ring with his track record boosted from both a boxing and appeal point of view, it felt like he suffered career-changing penalty from the most significant puncher in the department.

Whether that shows real stays to be seen, however just the minority will feel that taking an instant Dubois rematch within 22 weeks of the very first instalment is the ideal relocation.

Last time out, we likewise got to see Dubois get in the 11th round for the very first time. He is presently on a streak of Oleksandr Usyk 1, Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic, Anthony Joshua, Usyk 2 and Wardley. It is a sensational CV.

Wardley’s win before Dubois was his extraordinary resurgence effort versus Joseph Parker, and you have to question whether that, too, has actually put miles on the Ipswich fighter’s clock.

analysis Undercard

The display battle on the undercard is the British and Commonwealth light-weight title battle in between Louie O’Doherty and Michael Gomez Jr.

O’Doherty is putting a 12-match unbeaten record on the line versus a challenger who tape-recorded a distinctive win over Lee McGregor last time out.

British heavyweight Solomon Dacres is bidding to pull off his 2nd upset win of 2026 versus the powerful Bakhodir Jalolov, the two-time Olympic gold medallist.

Last time out, the West Midlands fighter shocked Vladyslav Sirenko, the then-unbeaten Ukrainian who has actually given that reacted by beating previous Fury and Joshua challenger Otto Wallin.

analysis Dubois vs. Wardley forecast

Lots of have actually questioned whether Wardley needs to be taking this battle so right after the damaging that he took in the 2nd half of the very first battle.

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We concur with that viewpoint, and although Wardley punches hard enough to have a possibility versus any challenger, Dubois understands that he can endure his finest shots.

Dubois will think that Wardley will not have the very same punch resistance as the very first encounter, a view shared by us.

While it might be intriguing while it lasts, anticipate Dubois to win inside the very first 6 rounds, perhaps as early as the very first 3.