Daniel Dubois achieved an incredible comeback to reclaim the WBO heavyweight crown in a Fight of the Year contender against Fabio Wardley. The bout was nearly a disaster for Dubois early on when Wardley landed a powerful right hand that sent Dubois to the canvas. Though Dubois appeared to recover, he was knocked down again in the third round by an overhand right from Wardley.
Despite being knocked down twice within the first three rounds, Dubois demonstrated incredible resilience and was far from defeated. He delivered an impressive performance in the fourth round and then completely took control of the fight. Dubois began to back Wardley up, looking for the knockout blow in the latter half of the contest. This decisive moment arrived in the 11th round when Dubois unleashed a devastating right hand, causing Wardley to stumble and turn away. The referee deemed it enough to stop the fight, awarding Dubois the victory in the penultimate round.
Official Result: Daniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley by TKO at 0:28 of Round 11, claiming the WBO heavyweight world championship.
English Translation:
Daniel Dubois achieved a remarkable comeback to reclaim the WBO heavyweight crown in a Fight of the Year contender against Fabio Wardley. The fight was almost a disaster for Dubois in the opening seconds when Wardley landed a big right hand that sent Dubois crashing to the canvas. Dubois seemingly recovered but was knocked down once again in the third round after taking an overhand right from Wardley.
However, despite being knocked down twice within three rounds, Dubois was far from finished. Dubois delivered an impressive bounce-back round in the fourth and took total control of the fight from there. Backing Wardley up, Dubois looked to land the finishing blow in the second half of the fight. That moment finally came in the 11th when ‘Dynamite’ unleashed a vicious right hand that had Wardley stumbling and turning away from his opponent. That was all the referee needed to see before stepping in and bringing a halt to the contest in the penultimate stanza.
Official Result: Daniel Dubois def. Fabio Wardley via TKO at 0:28 of Round 11 to claim the WBO heavyweight world championship.
