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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2: How to watch, date, ringwalks, undercard, prediction, odds
Dubois vs. Wardley 2 live on DAZN PPV - Oct. 17
The countdown is on for one of this year's biggest heavyweight clashes.
On Saturday, October 17, WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley meet in a rematch which has a lot to live up to after their first encounter.
In May, Dubois and Wardley went head-to-head in a thrilling war in Manchester which left both men in a bloodied mess.
In the end, it was Dubois who managed to outlast Wardley, and become a two-time world heavyweight champion.
Now the anticipation builds ahead of the second meeting which will attempt to surpass a frontrunner for Fight of the Year.
Dubois and Wardley meet in tense face-off ahead of rematch
Watch Dubois vs. Wardley 2: Face Off
Dubois vs. Wardley 2 fight date, start time
The Dubois vs. Wardley rematch will take place on Saturday, October 17 at The O2 Arena, London with the whole card live on DAZN PPV and DAZN Ultimate Tier.
DAZN's PPV coverage will begin at 7pm local time, with Dubois and Wardley set to make their ringwalks at 10.30pm. These timings are subject to change.
- Date: Saturday, October 17
- Time: 7pm BST / 2pm ET / 11am PT
- Dubois vs. Wardley main event ringwalks (approx): 10.30pm BST / 5.30pm ET / 2.30pm PT
Dubois vs. Wardley 2 fight card
- Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley; For Dubois' WBO world heavyweight title
- Louie O'Doherty vs. Michael Gomez Jr.; For O'Doherty's British and Commonwealth lightweight titles
- Adam Olaniyan vs. TBA; Heavyweight
- Bakhodir Jalolov vs. Solomon Dacres; Heavyweight
How to watch Dubois vs. Wardley 2
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Where is the Dubois vs. Wardley 2 fight?
The fight is set to be held at The O2, in London, England.
The arena can hold up to 20,000 people, and staged the world heavyweight title fight between Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic in August.
Dubois vs. Wardley 2 odds
According to the oddsmakers, Dubois is the favourite to beat Wardley for a second time, and make a successful first defence of his WBO world heavyweight title.
Dubois is priced at 1/4 to get the win, while Wardley is 27/10 with the draw 25/1.
Many will be expecting this contest to not go the full 12-round distance, so what are the odds for a knockout finish?
Dubois is 4/9 to either knockout or stop his opponent, Wardley on the other hand is 4/1 to bring the contest to an early end.
Odds provided by DAZN Bet, for full markets click here
Odds correct as of October 8.
Dubois vs. Wardley 2: What happened in the first fight?
The first fight between Dubois and Wardley would always be an entertaining one.
Two heavyweights who posses immense knockout power, it was not going the distance.
It looked set to be an early night with Wardley managing to knock down Dubois in rounds one and three.
Dubois and Wardley meet in thrilling Fight of the Year contender
Watch highlights of gruelling world heavyweight title battle
However, a stern talking to, along with a slap to the face from trainer Don Charles saw Dubois seize control, using his rock hard jab to turn Wardley's face into a sea of blood.
With a broken nose and eating every Dubois left and right, Wardley was somehow still standing despite calls for him to be pulled out.
In the end, Wardley's defiant stand was brought to an end in the 11th round when he was stopped by 'Dynamite' Dubois.
Dubois vs. Wardley 2: Form and History
Dubois
Dubois' punishing performance against Wardley would make you think he was someone in a rich run of form.
However, May's contest was his first since being knocked out by Oleksandr Usyk last year.
Before his defeat to the Ukrainian, Dubois was on a two-fight knockout streak, and they were big wins as well against Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
Wardley
For Wardley, this defeat to Dubois marked the first defeat of his career.
Before sharing the ring with Dubois in Manchester, Wardley had cemented himself as a knockout machine with three successive stoppages.
These knockouts were not against unknown names, they were inflicted opponents with plenty of experience in Frazer Clarke, Justis Huni and former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.
Dubois vs. Wardley 2 tale of the tape
Daniel Dubois record
- Nationality: British
- Age: 28
- Height: 6' 5"
- Reach: 78"
- Total fights: 26
- Record: 23-3 (22 KOs)
Fabio Wardley record
- Nationality: British
- Age: 31
- Height: 6' 5"
- Reach: 78"
- Total fights: 22
- Record: 20-1-1 (19 KOs)
What could this fight mean for the world heavyweight title picture?
Dubois and Wardley's clash for the former's WBO world title could ignite an exciting 12 months in the heavyweight division.
Whoever wins will be preparing for a unification in 2027.
Who that comes against has not become clear, but there will be plenty of options.
WBC champion Agit Kabayel defends his belt next month live on DAZN against Nelson Hysa, and it should be an easy fight to make with Kabayel being a Queensberry fighter.
Another Queensberry fighter, Filip Hrgovic, is the IBF champion, but he appears to be preparing for a Croatian homecoming against Frank Sanchez early next year.
Then there is the golden goose, the winner of December's showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua where the vacant WBA 'super' title is set to be on the line.
For either Dubois or Wardley, they will be spoiled when it comes to beginning a road to becoming the undisputed champion.
