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Daniel Dubois won the WBO heavyweight title by defeating Fabio Wardley, who suffered his first professional loss. The referee stopped the fight in the 11th round due to Wardley's severe injuries.
Daniel Dubois connects with the head of Fabio Wardley - Andrew Couldridge/Reuters
Daniel â Dubois dealt Fabio Wardley his first defeat as âa âprofessional to take the WBO heavyweight title in a thunderous and bloody all-British clash on Saturday.
Referee Howard Foster stepped in at the start of the 11th round to âsignal âthe â end of the fight with Wardley bleeding heavily from the bridge of â the nose and with his right eye almost closed.
Dubois rose twice from the âcanvas, including being dropped âafter the first 15 seconds of the fight, to pulverise Wardley and âbecome a âworld â heavyweight champion for the second time in his â career.
He weathered the early onslaught and started to land some punishing shots of his own, showing his boxing acumen and establishing control to leave Wardleyâs face bloodied and battered.
Wardley gamely hung on in a slugfest for the ages and despite remaining upright throughout, he was put out of his misery when the referee stepped in at the start of the penultimate round.
âIt was a âwar. Thank you Fabio,â said Dubois, âwho was previously IBF champion âafter the âbelt was vacated âby Oleksandr Usyk â in â 2024, with the Ukrainian winning it back in July 2025.
11:54pm Video
In the ring, Dubois is interviewed and he paid tribute to his beaten opponent.
He said: âIt was a war. We came through some sticky moments. It was a war. Thank you, Fabio, for that.
âI know Iâve got heart. Iâve got bundles of heart. Iâm a warrior in there.
âI got knocked down, I have to get up, bounce it off and just come back harder.â
âAsked about his status as a two-time champion, he answered: âVery proud. Great. I thank Fabio for a great fight. We move on now. Thank God for this victory.
âI have to pull it out the bag and rely on [my jab]. I used all my skills, and what a great fight, what a great battle. Iâm No. 1 again.â
Frank Warren says there is a rematch clause in the contract, but suggests it is time to âlet the dust settleâ ahead of some big fights coming up.
It looks like we will not be hearing form Wardley soon, as he unsteadily exits the ring. Letâs hope he is not too hurt after that.
Daniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley, leading to Wardley's first professional loss, with the referee stopping the fight in the 11th round.
The referee stopped the fight due to Fabio Wardley bleeding heavily and having his right eye almost closed.
Daniel Dubois won the WBO heavyweight title after defeating Fabio Wardley.
Daniel Dubois became a world heavyweight champion for the second time in his career with this victory.

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11:45pm
Daniel Dubois overcame two early knockouts to assert his authority and dominance over WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
The 28-year-old became a two-time world champion after stopping Wardley in the 11th round.
In truth, it probably should have been over sooner. Wardleyâs corner kept him in the fight even when it looked like his eyesight and bloodied nose needed some serious attention.
For Dubois, his comeback after a second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk was so impressive, that it would be no surprise to see him try his luck for a third time against the Ukrainian.
Wardley, meanwhile, needs to take stock and recover after some serious punishment.
11:41pm Key moments
A few seconds... and itâs over! Wardley is stopped by the referee, and Dubois is mobbed by his team as he celebrates.
11:40pm
Wardley continues to take punishment, and the corner have a decision to make.
Round 10
Dubois 10-9
11:35pm
Wardleyâs open cuts bring some concern from the referee before the round restarts, but he gets back into the mix and continues to gamely exchange with Dubois.
Both fighters are showing some wear and tear, and no little fatigue, and Wardley lands an uppercut but Dubois continues.
Wardley connects with a big right-hander, but Dubois comes back and unloads. For a moment he looks completely jazzed, and Dubois almost has him with 20 seconds left, Wardley wobbling and swaying.Â
Round 9
Dubois 10-9
11:31pm
Wardley continues to take some serious punishment. He throws a wild one at Dubois but the challenger is now the more mobile of the duo, and is evading much of it. He continues to use his jab to damage Wardley, whose eye is swelling up as well as his nose.
The two fighters slug it out towards the end of the round, and weâre into the championship rounds now.
Round 8
Dubois 10-9
11:27pm
Dubois hurts Wardley early, and his jab is starting to show its cumulative toll on his opponent.
Wardleyâs nose is streaming  blood into his mouth. He looks something of a mess right now, and Dubois is adding to the damage in the closing stages of the round.
Wardley is still throwing his own punches, and he fires up into the dying seconds of the seventh. A great fight.
Round 7
Dubois 10-9Â
11:23pm Key moments
The momentum is now with Dubois. The challenger is holding the centre of the ring, but heâs not yet walking Wardley down, and the champion still looks to attack.
For the first time, Wardley looks a little fatigued as he grapples with Dubois on the ropes, and then he eats a fierce punch.
Wardley takes a few right-handers and for a few seconds looks in real trouble. Dubois is now walking him down, and has Wardley on the ropes. The bell might have rescued him there.
Round 6
Dubois 10-9
11:18pm
Dubois looks more balanced in the fifth, and is landing plenty more of his punches. Wardley doesnât look beaten or especially hurt, but he loses his mouthguard and we pause until itâs back in. Dubois is looking menacing, hunched forward almost, looming.
The round ends with a couple of shots to the body from Dubois.
Round 5
Dubois 10-9
11:15pm
Some encouraging right-handers from Dubois, but no real  connections yet, until a little way past the halfway point in the round.
Wardley on the back foot, and some encouragement for the challenger after getting rocked a couple of times already.
Round 4
Dubois 10-9
11:10pm
Wardley has Dubois down again, and he beats the count from the referee midway through the first round. Wardley is sending some wild hooks now but doesnât connect.
The champion looks lithe.
Round 3
Wardley 10-8
11:07pm
Here it is.
11:06pm
Wardley has never been down in his career. Dubois has a fair few times, so he wonât be rattled, at least.
A steadier effort from Dubois in the second round, with a few nasty exchanges, but itâs a calmer round than the first.
Round 2
Dubois 10-9
11:02pm Key moments
11 seconds. 11 seconds and Dubois is on the canvas after a thumping right-hand hook from Wardley. Wowzer.
With almost half the round gone, the two clinch and tumble to the ground together in a thunderous collapse.
Wardley looks sharp.
Round 1
Wardley 10-8
10:54pm Video
Weâre moments away from the main event.
Defending world champion vs former world champion. Wardley vs Dubois. Weâre expecting a knockout, one way or another.
10:30pm
Itâs time... hereâs part of my preview. The âDonât Blinkâ tag is not marketing hyperbole; it is a warning. With a combined knockout ratio that suggests the judges will have a very quiet night, this Wardley-Dubois fight is likely to be decided by who lands first and who can absorb the inevitable storm.
It remains a classic encounter between a disciplined, heavy-hitting contender in Dubois and an ultra-confident, opportunistic champion in Wardley with âdestructivenessâ at the core of both game plans.
Dubois will need to prove he has moved past his previous emotional shortcomings. His power remains his trump card, but his ability to box behind the jab, as instructed by Charles, who has affirmed to The Telegraph that his charge âhas all the skills and boxing ability above his opponent that should give us the winâ. That belief, and those skills, will be the key to whether DDD is victorious - or not.
Meanwhile, Wardley the champion thrives on doubt. He will look to draw Dubois into a brawl early, in my opinion, testing his chin and his composure. If Wardley can force an early exchange, we could see a very short night.
My prediction for this fight is that it could be won by the fighter who remains most tactical in the first four rounds. Expect a frantic, explosive start, but should the fight pass the halfway mark, it will become a battle of the experience of Duboisâ high-level world title fights and maintaining his fortitude versus Wardleyâs ability to stay in the fight and find the equaliser at any point as the rounds wear on. I might suggest it will not go twelve rounds, but anything could happen in this fight.
For Dubois, the stakes could not be higher. A win makes him a two-time world champion at 28âa feat that would silence the critics, validate his teamâs unorthodox methods, and put him right back in the conversation for undisputed honours. A loss, however, would be catastrophic, a signal that his âDynamiteâ has lost its fuse.
10:28pm
During round six, Essuman can barely see out of his left eye, if at all.
Blood is streaming down his face, and when he returns for treatment to get him ready for the seventh round, his corner pull him out. Rafferty was brutal there.
10:12pm
Just interviewed Frank Warren the promoter, Agit Kabayel and Moses Itauma in the plush seats, opposite my writing and commentary position. Moses Itauma, the greatest young prospect in boxing, believes he could beat anyone âgiven timeâ and Warren asserted that Kabayel, the WBC interim champion, must be given the opportunity to fight Usyk after his May 23 date in Egypt, or must be forced to vacate.
Thereâs a real buzz here. Itauma is picking his training stablemate Wardley, Kabayel thinks Wardley, and Warren can see a route to victory in our WBO heavyweight title fight tonight for both Wardley, and Dubois.
Donât Blink Time is approaching ...
09:56pm
Jack Rafferty vs Ekow Essuman is the next fight up, for the WBA continental welterweight championship.
09:44pm Video
David Benavidez and Canelo Alvarez are the men than Chelli has put on notice. Unlikely, of course, but not as fanciful as it might have been yesterday after that stoppage.
09:40pm
In the fourth round, Rea sends over a huge left hook that ends Cameron to the canvas. Heâs up on his feet after a few seconds, wobbling, just steady enough for the umpire to let the pair go at it again.
Seconds later, three more blows from Rea and Cameron crumbles forward to the ground. Thatâs it, the ref has seen enough. So has Cameron.
09:29pm
Incredible. I just had a brief word with Zak Chelli. He stopped the No 6 light heavyweight in the world David Morrell in the final seconds of the tenth round. Hard work and dedication he told me. And oodles of self belief. He was a 100-1 outsider. Upset of the year. Huge.
09:22pm
The WBA inter-continental light heavyweight title is on the line as Brad Rea takes on Liam Cameron.
09:09pm Video
Chelli is behind on points in the ninth round, but from nowhere unleashes a flurry of blows that Morrell finds hard to resist.
The bell saves the former world champion, and his corner smartly delays the start of the 10th to buy him more time to find his feet once more.
However, Chelli takes a few moments to size up his opponent before there is about a minute left, and an exhausted Morrell simply cannot defend himself any longer, the ref stops in to give Chelli a huge, career-best victory.
09:02pm
Record attendance indoors at this event tonight not surprising given the intrigue in this intriguing and likely destructive heavyweights in Wardley, the WBO champion, and Dubois. Anything could happen, but we are set for an action packed fight which I doubt will go the distance. Wardley could take his foe into deep water, yet Dubois could end the fight at any moment with his power. Dubois inside 6/7 rounds is my pick. But as they are saying, donât blink.
08:57pm
Weâve had some undercard action already in Manchester.
Former world champion David Morrell is currently in the ring with Zak Chelli, in the eighth of 10 rounds.
Before then:
08:49pm Key moments
Welcome to Telegraph Sportâs live coverage of Fabio Wardley and Daniel Duboisâs world title fight in Manchester.
The two heavyweights will fight for Wardleyâs WBO belt, with the 31-year-old unbeaten in his career so far.
Wardleyâs interim belt was upgraded to the full championship last year, and he faces a former world champion Dubois in his first defence.
Dubois is a former IBF title holder, but is coming off the back of his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
They last fought in 2025, the Ukrainian becoming the undisputed champion for the second time in his career after reclaiming the belt he vacated after two wins over Tyson Fury.
Duboisâ first showing against Usyk in Poland in 2023 had his opponent seemingly down for the count, only for him to be rescued by a low-blow ruling. Dubois was ultimately knocked out by Usyk, before going on to finally become champion in 2024 when he was elevated from interim champion.
His second outing against Usyk saw Dubois put in a much more sluggish performance, and at 28, the Briton will need to put in a convincing display against Wardley if he is to be considered one of the best fighters in the division once more.
Wardley is yet to suffer defeat in his career. The closest he came was a draw against Frazer Clarke in 2024, but their rematch later that year ended with Clarke being stopped in the first round in Saudi Arabia.
Since then, he defeated Justis Huni in Ipswich last year for the interim WBA strap, and in October 2025, he secured a late TKO over Joseph Parker at the O2 Arena for the interim WBO belt, now upgraded after Usyk vacated.
Usykâs next fight is a lucrative clash with kickboxer Rico Voerhoven on May 23, putting him in the frame for yet another undisputed bout against tonightâs winner.