Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois | DAZN PPV - 9 May 2026

[Ruthless-RKO]

Parker doesn't hit like Danny D

Dubois doesn't have the chin of Parker

Parker was laid out against Joyce. Dubois quit through injury against the same guy but wasn't flattened in the same way.

It wasn’t just him being laid out..

It was brutal round after brutal round of taking punishment. It was more exhaustion than just being knocked out.

Go out on your shield or quit.

What you prefer.

[forcefraser]

Usyk stopped Dubois twice, but I don't think that was a chin issue, it was a heart issue and knowing he was outplayed in every way.

Danny took a hellacious shellacking from Hrgovic and his chin held firm.

Parker does have a great chin, but Dubois can take a shot too

I want Wardley to win but having him favourite is strange.

I'll be going Dubois by early stoppage. Should be brutal as Wardley looks to have a chin on him and bags of heart

Wardley has some dodgy looking stoppages on his record. Coffee, Adelayde and Parker come to mind as premature

Not sure about the Huney stoppage, he didn't complain but being that far ahead they could have let that go? Don't think they'd have stopped Wardley like that

[golden_labrador]

Usyk stopped Dubois twice, but I don't think that was a chin issue, it was a heart issue and knowing he was outplayed in every way.

Danny took a hellacious shellacking from Hrgovic and his chin held firm.

Parker does have a great chin, but Dubois can take a shot too

I want Wardley to win but having him favourite is strange.

I'll be going Dubois by early stoppage. Should be brutal as Wardley looks to have a chin on him and bags of heart

Wardley has some dodgy looking stoppages on his record. Coffee, Adelayde and Parker come to mind as premature

Not sure about the Huney stoppage, he didn't complain but being that far ahead they could have let that go? Don't think they'd have stopped Wardley like that

do you think Dubois is vulnerable to chat during a fight? is it easy to get inside his head? he seems a bit suggestive. fabio should bring up the Usyk quitting TKOs. a bit of Steve Collins hypnotherapy mind games

[Cyclops]

I'll be going to this one, I think.

[MasterG]

I'll be going to this one, I think.

Get in the queue behind me for Friday when tickets go on sale. This will sell out.

[mickey1975]

Usyk stopped Dubois twice, but I don't think that was a chin issue, it was a heart issue and knowing he was outplayed in every way.

Danny took a hellacious shellacking from Hrgovic and his chin held firm.

Parker does have a great chin, but Dubois can take a shot too

I want Wardley to win but having him favourite is strange.

I'll be going Dubois by early stoppage. Should be brutal as Wardley looks to have a chin on him and bags of heart

Wardley has some dodgy looking stoppages on his record. Coffee, Adelayde and Parker come to mind as premature

Not sure about the Huney stoppage, he didn't complain but being that far ahead they could have let that go? Don't think they'd have stopped Wardley like that

do you think Dubois is vulnerable to chat during a fight? is it easy to get inside his head? he seems a bit suggestive. fabio should bring up the Usyk quitting TKOs. a bit of Steve Collins hypnotherapy mind games

He's not even vulnerable to chat in normal life. DDD is happy to stand and bang with anyone not named Usyk. I've no idea why, I wouldn't even try to imagine what goes on in his head.

[Cyclops]

Dubois doesn't have the chin of Parker

Parker was laid out against Joyce. Dubois quit through injury against the same guy but wasn't flattened in the same way.

It wasn’t just him being laid out..

It was brutal round after brutal round of taking punishment. It was more exhaustion than just being knocked out.

Go out on your shield or quit.

What you prefer.

He got knocked out.

[forcefraser]

5/6 for fight to end under 8.5 rounds is a decent bet.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Usyk stopped Dubois twice, but I don't think that was a chin issue, it was a heart issue and knowing he was outplayed in every way.

Danny took a hellacious shellacking from Hrgovic and his chin held firm.

Parker does have a great chin, but Dubois can take a shot too

I want Wardley to win but having him favourite is strange.

I'll be going Dubois by early stoppage. Should be brutal as Wardley looks to have a chin on him and bags of heart

Wardley has some dodgy looking stoppages on his record. Coffee, Adelayde and Parker come to mind as premature

Not sure about the Huney stoppage, he didn't complain but being that far ahead they could have let that go? Don't think they'd have stopped Wardley like that

do you think Dubois is vulnerable to chat during a fight? is it easy to get inside his head? he seems a bit suggestive. fabio should bring up the Usyk quitting TKOs. a bit of Steve Collins hypnotherapy mind games

He's not even vulnerable to chat in normal life. DDD is happy to stand and bang with anyone not named Usyk. I've no idea why, I wouldn't even try to imagine what goes on in his head.

I don't imagine Dubois having some rich inner life.

[KiwiRider]

I'll be going to this one, I think.

Get in the queue behind me for Friday when tickets go on sale. This will sell out.

Not some Box rec beef already?



Lucky buggers, hope it's a great night

[mickey1975]

I'll be going to this one, I think.

Get in the queue behind me for Friday when tickets go on sale. This will sell out.

Next Friday

[MasterG]

I'll be going to this one, I think.

Get in the queue behind me for Friday when tickets go on sale. This will sell out.

Next Friday

Yeh, your right Mick.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Unsure if this is just standard PPV, as it's not a Ring/Turki card. Won't be part of the Ultimate package.

Who knows.

[tony1234]

Unsure if this is just standard PPV, as it's not a Ring/Turki card. Won't be part of the Ultimate package.

Who knows.

If it's not part of the package why bother with the Ultimate ? Seems a bit shady but it is DAZN

[Ruthless-RKO]

Unsure if this is just standard PPV, as it's not a Ring/Turki card. Won't be part of the Ultimate package.

Who knows.

If it's not part of the package why bother with the Ultimate ? Seems a bit shady but it is DAZN

From what I understand the DAZN ultimate covers any regular DAZN coverage and gets you one PPV standard card a month, one backed by Turk/Ring

[Boxerbeetle]

Unsure if this is just standard PPV, as it's not a Ring/Turki card. Won't be part of the Ultimate package.

Who knows.

If it's not part of the package why bother with the Ultimate ? Seems a bit shady but it is DAZN

From what I understand the DAZN ultimate covers any regular DAZN coverage and gets you one PPV standard card a month, one backed by Turk/Ring

Wtf? Customers shouldn’t have to take a bloody night class to understand all the different levels of coverage DAZN offers. Total scammers with PPV.

[Grilling Machine]

Wardley has a very good chin, but he marks up and loses shape when tired, so I think it's definitely possible to stop him on his feet. Dubois' best attribute is his sense of distance against slow-footed opponents, and for that I maybe have him the slight favourite.

But then mentally you have to favour Wardley, so who knows. Should be Wardley-Kabayel of course.

[MasterG]

Tickets booked. Selling like hotcakes and general sale not out yet.

[MightyWarrior]

Think DDD catches an over confident Fab and stops him.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Live presser

[Ruthless-RKO]

wtf! FFS! Adam Smith back at the presser tables.

I’d rather listen to Dev Sahni

[Glass Joe]

Is dev still with frank? Haven't seen him for a while

[MasterG]

Touts already trying to sell masses of tickets resale at more than double the original price

These tickets should be 150 quid.




This is around 4 or 5 rows Infront of me and I got 2 for less than that.

[mickey1975]

Touts already trying to sell masses of tickets resale at more than double the original price

These tickets should be 150 quid.




This is around 4 or 5 rows Infront of me and I got 2 for less than that.

That's a screenshot of an official ticket site, not a tout.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Daniel Dubois snubs handshake after exchanging verbals with Fabio Wardley

Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois traded jibes today in London ahead of their heavyweight title fight

The pair will meet on May 9 in a clash for the WBO title at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. The contest will represent Wardley’s first as a titleholder, after claiming the belt due to Oleksandr Usyk choosing to vacate rather than face him. Dubois will be walking straight into another title fight after losing his IBF strap in July in an undisputed clash with Usyk.

Some would think that Wardley would be entitled to an easier first defense following victories over Justis Huni and Joseph Parker. However, Wardley insisted that’s not his style.

“I rate [Dubois] very highly, that’s why I picked him as an opponent,” said Wardley. “I looked at the roster and thought he was the best one available. He’s the one that I’ll get the most credit for. I’ve never took the easy route. I want to be remembered as a fighter who took on the hardest challenges.”

Today’s launch press conference was the first time Wardley was announced as world champion since being elevated in November.

“It feels fantastic. It’s a fantastic thing to achieve for my career, in terms of where I’ve come from,” said Wardley, who came through the white-collar route. “Any boxer who comes into the game wants to win a world title. I’m immensely proud of myself. I’ve been doubted at every turn … we’ve got the world title now and we’re on to a fantastic defense.”

There was talk of Dubois returning in a runout following his stoppage loss to Usyk, but he will run straight into a contest with Wardley.

“I need challenges now where I am at in my career,” Dubois said. “All the experiences I’ve had in the past have prepared me for this moment. The experience, my skill set [is what will be the difference on the night].”

Wardley and Dubois kept things respectful today. That can’t be said for that of their team members.

“I think Daniel will flatten him and I think he’ll do it very, very fast,” said Dubois’ manager Sam Jones. “It’s going to be pretty fast and pretty violent.”

Wardley’s manager, Michael Ofo, responded by pointing out that Dubois had rejoined trainer Don Charles ahead of the contest, who he had previously left following defeat to Usyk.

“He left Don Charles, now he’s back. There’s insecurities over there,” said Ofo.

Charles opted not to comment on the matter.

“Talk is cheap. I want to talk about today and what is going to happen on the night,” he said.

Talk Dubois’ decision to rejoin Charles seemed to ignite something in Wardley, who then chose to take aim at Dubois’ three losses — once to Joe Joyce, twice to Usyk — in which he has come under criticism in all three for “quitting”.

“For me, one trainer, two trainers, I couldn’t give a shit,” said Wardley. “If we’re looking at proven records, when things get dicey Dubois isn’t really up for it. I’ll flatten Daniel, clean him out. I don’t need daring. I’ll walk into the center ring and [Dubois] will take the first step back.”

Dubois then seemed unsettled at the verbal onslaught coming his way and retaliated.

“fornicate that. I’ve got what it takes,” replied Dubois. “I’ll be the first man to take his ‘0’. Victory, by knockout, by any means necessary, but victory.”

Dubois then snubbed a handshake from Wardley following the first face-off.