Cinderella, the introvert and Warren's split loyalties

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Boxers, Frank Warren and trainers break down Wardley v Dubois

I promote both Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois, and I'll be honest - I find it difficult.

On Saturday night in a heavyweight world title fight, I am basically in both corners. They are very nice guys who I like and I have stories with them both.

Showing my emotions will be difficult but we're in professional boxing and the best around will fight the best.

I'll go into both dressing rooms before the fight and the messaging will be the same, wishing them the best of luck.

There is every chance that the fight will end with one man on the canvas and, after then, my priority will be to console the loser first - I can't be jumping around celebrating.

It's tough. I don't really want anyone to lose but there is always a winner and a loser. I know that.

Daniel has been with us from day one. We were sponsoring him when he was 17 and he signed with us when he was 18 and old enough to turn professional.

So I've obviously got quite an affinity with him. We've had a couple of hiccups on the way. But his resume is unbelievable for such a young heavyweight.

With Fabio, it really is a Cinderella story.

Could you imagine this guy with no amateur experience coming to you, wanting to sign with you, and that guy would be a heavyweight world champion in his 21st fight?

You'd say forget about that, that's an impossibility, but that's what he's done.

This isn't the first time I've put two of my own top fighters in against each other.

I can look back at Steve Collins fighting Nigel Benn. I made Joe Calzaghe against Robin Reid and when Joe fought Chris Eubank.

Like them, Daniel and Fabio wanted this fight. It will be a shootout from the first bell, a heavyweight version of Marvin Hagler v Tommy Hearns.

You will not be able to take your eyes away from it.

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From white collar boxing to world champion

Daniel is a very introverted man. He's not somebody who goes out boasting, and I know he's taken some stick this week because of that quiet nature.

I am protective of him. I always try to talk to him before we go into any media event, prepare him.

He just doesn't enjoy that part of the fight game. He's really not into all the verbals.

Whoever you are, you look at how people behave and what their make-up is. That's if you want to get the best out of them.

You have to be clever, not sly, in how you deal with it. Good interviewers do that. Daniel does all his talking in the ring.

I don't think he'll ever change. His dad is his mentor and that's all he knows - he'll look to his dad before answering the question and still usually does.