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Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois: Intense but respectful weigh-in as heavyweight title fight is official
Wardley vs. Dubois: Only on DAZN PPV - Saturday
Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois have one more sleep before they step into the ring on Saturday for the WBO Heavyweight Championship at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, live on DAZN PPV.
Daniel Dubois insists he has no scars from past defeats
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Before they trade the heavy artillery, Wardley and Dubois got one final look at each other at Friday's weigh-in inside the DAZN Cauldron with host Simon Jordan.
Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs), the former IBF heavyweight champion, stepped onto the scale first and came in at a career-high 251.7 pounds.
Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KOs) came up next and was 242.2.
Both fighters then proceeded to make their way down to the Cauldron, where Jordan was awaiting them.
One of the narratives surrounding the fight is which Dubois are we going to see? Will it be the one who destroyed Anthony Joshua or the one who, some say, quit against Oleksandr Usyk last July? Wardley himself isn't too sure.
"The question is what am I facing”? Wardley said to Jordan when posed the question.. “I think we’ll find out on Saturday night.
“He does change from a two to six, seven, eight, nine. In some performances, he’s done well. Usyk, he did not do so well.
“Once you’ve opened that door and shown that bit of your character, all that leaves is space for people like me to expose it.”
Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois Weigh-In Results
- Fabio Wardley (242.2) vs. Daniel Dubois (251.7); WBO Heavyweight Title Fight
- Ekow Essuman (146.7) vs. Jack Rafferty (146.9); Welterweights
- Brad Rea (173.1) vs. Liam Cameron (174.4); Light Heavyweights
- David Morrell (176.1) vs. Zak Chelli (177.1); Catchweight
- Gavin Gwynne (139.7) vs. Khaleel Majid (139.7); Super Lightweights
- Agron Smakici (241) vs. Bakhodir Jalolov (254.9); Heavyweights
When asked for a rebuttal, Dubois refused and said he's ready to put on a fight that people will remember.
“The talking is done,” Dubois countered. “I’m just ready for war."
Then Wardley and Dubois had an intense staredown. Neither guy shook the other's hand and went their separate ways.
Watch Wardley vs. Dubois only on DAZN
The WBO world heavyweight title is on the line for Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois this Saturday, May 9, only on DAZN PPV. Buy as a one-off PPV or included, along with the Usyk vs Verhoeven (May 23), Fury vs. Hall (June 13), and Zayas vs. Ennis (June 27) PPVs, with a DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.
