Dubois stops Wardley in 11th round to take WBO heavyweight boxing title
Key takeaways
- Daniel Dubois recovered from two knockdowns to win a second world heavyweight title with a stoppage of Fabio Wardley.
- Referee Howard Foster finally stepped in at the start of the 11th round to signal the end of the fight at the Co-Op Live Arena on Saturday.
- Dubois rose twice from the canvas, including being dropped by a right hook in the first 10 seconds of the fight, to pulverise Wardley and become a world heavyweight champion for the second time in his career.
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Daniel Dubois recovered from two knockdowns to win a second world heavyweight title with a stoppage of Fabio Wardley.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Daniel Dubois celebrates after winning his fight against Fabio Wardley in a technical knockout at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester [Andrew Couldridge/Action Images via Reuters]By Reuters Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Daniel Dubois came back from two knockdowns to deal Fabio Wardley a brutal and bloody first defeat as a professional and take the WBO heavyweight title in a thunderous all-British clash in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Referee Howard Foster finally stepped in at the start of the 11th round to signal the end of the fight at the Co-Op Live Arena on Saturday. Wardley was bleeding heavily from the bridge of the nose, with his right eye almost closed .