Dubois vs Wardley II

Who won Dubois vs Wardley II?

Daniel Dubois beat Fabio Wardley by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, October 17th, 2026, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBO heavyweight championship of the world.

Dubois was making his 2nd defense of the WBO World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Fabio Wardley in May 2026. He had held this belt for 5 months and 25 days.

Also on the undercard Louie O’Doherty drew with Michael Gomez Jnr for the BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship, Adam Olaniyan defeated Dan Garber, and Bakhodir Jalolov was victorious over Solomon Dacres.

Dubois vs Wardley II stats

Daniel Dubois stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fabio Wardley made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dubois had a slight advantage in power over Wardley, with a 96% knockout percentage compared to Wardley's 95%.

Daniel Dubois was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Both Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Wardley's 96.

Fabio Wardley was ranked number 4 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Wardley II form

Daniel Dubois had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Fabio Wardley on May 9, 2026, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on July 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had beaten Filip Hrgovic on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Fabio Wardley had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Daniel Dubois on May 9, 2026, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Joseph Parker on October 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Justis Huni on June 7, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at Portman Road, Ipswich.

Before that, he had won against Frazer Clarke on October 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had drawn with Frazer Clarke on March 31, 2024 in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fabio Wardley had been fighting more than Daniel Dubois.

Going into this contest, Daniel Dubois had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Fabio Wardley's last outing had been 5 months and 8 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Dubois vs Wardley II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dubois vs Wardley II?

The DAZN PPV show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Dubois vs Wardley II?

Daniel Dubois was a 2/7 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Fabio Wardley made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.