Daniel Dubois Retains WBO Heavyweight Crown
Daniel Dubois knocks out Fabio Wardley in 17 seconds to keep his WBO heavyweight title.
In brief
Daniel Dubois knocks out Fabio Wardley in 17 seconds to keep his WBO heavyweight title. Daniel Dubois retains WBO heavyweight crown after 17-second knockout of Fabio Wardley. Originally reported by Sportstar.
Dubois dominates Wardley in rematch
Daniel Dubois dominated Fabio Wardley from the opening bell to batter his rival into submission in the second round.
Dubois drops Wardley in 17 seconds
Dubois dropped Wardley after 17 seconds of the contest at the O2 Arena in London, catching the challenger flush on the chin with a huge overhand right.
Dubois improves to 24-3-0
Dubois improved to 24-3-0 (23 knockouts) with the win after the fight ended in two minutes and 21 seconds of the second round.
Wardley falls to 20-2-1
Wardley fell to 20-2-1 after losing to Dubois in the second round of their rematch.
Dubois eyes unification fights
Dubois plans to seek unification fights in a heavyweight division splintered since Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF belts in June.
The essence
Daniel Dubois retains WBO heavyweight crown after 17-second knockout of Fabio Wardley.
