Boxing-Dubois stops Wardley in 11 rounds to take WBO heavyweight title

Daniel ​Dubois dealt Fabio ​Wardley his ‌first defeat ​as a professional to take the WBO heavyweight title ‌in a thunderous and bloody all-British clash on Saturday.

Daniel ​Dubois dealt Fabio ​Wardley his ‌first defeat ​as a professional to take the WBO heavyweight title ‌in a thunderous and bloody all-British clash on Saturday. Referee Howard Foster stepped in at the start ‌of the 11th round to signal the ‌end of the fight with Wardley bleeding heavily from the bridge of the nose and with ⁠his ​right eye ⁠almost closed.

Dubois rose twice from the canvas, including being ⁠dropped after the first 15 seconds of the ​fight, to pulverise Wardley and become a ⁠world heavyweight champion for the second time in his ⁠career. "It ​was a war. Thank you Fabio," said Dubois, who was previously IBF champion ⁠after the belt was vacated by Oleksandr Usyk ⁠in ⁠2024, with the Ukrainian winning it back in July 2025.