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Wardley vs Dubois - Tyson Fury delivers his verdict on heavyweight title clash
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Tyson Fury thinks one ‘big shot’ will be all it takes to decide May’s fascinating heavyweight title encounter featuring Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois on May 9.
The heavy-handed pair are headlining a big show at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena and Wardley will be aiming to make a successful first defence of the WBO heavyweight crown that he was awarded at the backend of last year.
The Ipswich man heads into the contest in superb form after enjoying a standout 2025 when he stopped both Justis Huni and Joseph Parker in entertaining bouts.
For Dubois, he comes into the fight knowing that another defeat could be disastrous for his career after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.
Fury, who returns against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11, will be a keen spectator when the action unfolds and he has had his say on the fight.
“I think Wardley’s a good fighter and I think the Daniel Dubois fight is a very good fight. Great fight for British boxing. Two British heavyweights knocking lumps off each other. These are two big punchers. Whoever lands first with the big shot will win,” said Fury when speaking to FurociTV .
“These guys are 6 foot 4, 6 foot 5 wrecking machines. Look how they’re built, they’re built like Greek gods carved out of stone. They’re training, young, ambitious.
“They’re both in their prime, both fresh, both young, it’s a real fight, it’s not like one is past it and one isn’t. I think the fans are the real winners here. They get to see a 50/50 fight between two big heavyweights for the world title.”
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