Wardley vs Dubois

Who won Wardley vs Dubois?

Daniel Dubois beat Fabio Wardley by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

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 defending his his WBO World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Fabio Wardley in May 2026. He had held this belt for 1 day.

Also on the undercard Jack Rafferty beat Ekow Essuman, Liam Cameron was overcome by Bradley Rea, David Morrell was defeated by Zak Chelli, Khaleel Majid lost to Gavin Gwynne, and Bakhodir Jalolov defeated Agron Smakici.

Wardley vs Dubois stats

Fabio Wardley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Dubois made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Wardley and Dubois have similar power, both with a 95% knockout percentage.

Fabio Wardley was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

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

Wardley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights. He had fought 17 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Dubois' 111.

Daniel Dubois was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Wardley vs Dubois form

Fabio Wardley had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had drawn with Frazer Clarke on March 31, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against David Adeleye on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Daniel Dubois had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

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

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on August 26, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Fabio Wardley had last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Daniel Dubois' last outing had been 9 months and 20 days ago.

Wardley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Dubois' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Wardley vs Dubois start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:40 PM BST at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wardley vs Dubois?

The DAZN PPV show began at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 6:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Wardley vs Dubois?

Fabio Wardley was a 9/10 (-110) favorite going into the contest, while Daniel Dubois made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.