Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois: Prediction, preview, undercard

Fabio Wardley makes the archetypal defence of his WBO heavyweight rubric against Daniel Dubois astatine the Co-op Live Arena successful Manchester connected Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Dubois is backmost successful the ringing for the archetypal clip successful 10 months, his past outing being defeat to Oleksandr Usyk successful their unification clash astatine Wembley Stadium.

Here, Sports Mole previews the latest all-British satellite heavyweight rubric showdown.

Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois

The emergence of Fabio Wardley from white-collar boxing to satellite heavyweight champion is 1 of boxing's astir singular stories, the Ipswich combatant already exceeding immoderate expectations that anyone had for his potential.

Nevertheless, that is not to accidental that the 31-year-old should not beryllium regarded arsenic an elite fighter, showing unthinkable bosom to flooded Justis Huni and Joseph Parker successful his past 2 outings.

Wardley was considerably down connected the cards erstwhile knocking retired Huni astatine his beloved Portman Road successful June, earning him the interim WBO belt.

Four-and-a-half months later, Wardley again rallied to halt Parker astatine the O2 Arena successful arguably the heavyweight combat of the year, the decisive infinitesimal coming successful the 11th round.

Rather than fulfil his mandatory obligations, Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBO loop successful November, subsequently starring to Wardley becoming satellite champion for the archetypal time.

While Wardley, with a grounds of 20 wins (19 KOs) and 1 gully from 21 bouts, would person preferred to instrumentality connected the legendary Ukrainian, helium alternatively faces the astir unsafe puncher successful the division.

The limitations of Dubois were again highlighted erstwhile helium was outclassed and ruthlessly stopped by Usyk astatine Wembley Stadium past July.

Despite the assurance and aura that had travel from his brutal stoppage of Anthony Joshua successful his erstwhile fight, Dubois looked a ammunition of that combatant against Usyk.

Lessons volition surely person been learned from however Dubois spent the hours earlier that combat - astatine an day household gathering - but his unpredictability and punch-power has made him the boxer that helium is.

Dubois is simply a erstwhile WBA (regular) and IBF heavyweight champion with wins implicit Joshua, Filip Hrgovic and Jarrell Miller connected his record. Like Wardley, helium lone has 1 points triumph connected his record.

Furthermore, Dubois has ne'er gone past the 10th round. The Londoner has not needed to, yet question marks stay implicit whether that volition number against him successful this combat oregon the future.

Undercard

Having seen his highly-anticipated light-heavyweight clash with Callum Smith scheduled for April 18 postponed, David Morrell takes connected Zak Chelli up of his interim WBO rubric bout being rescheduled.

Jack Rafferty squares disconnected against Ekow Essuman successful an intriguing welterweight contest. Last clip out, Rafferty defended his British and Commonwealth light-welterweight titles successful a gully with Mark Chamberlain, but helium is stepping up a part for this contest.

Liam Cameron and Bradley Rea conscionable successful a light-heavyweight contest, with some fighters looking for a standout triumph having precocious mislaid to Ben Whittaker and Lyndon Arthur respectively.

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Wardley vs. Dubois prediction

There is simply a crushed wherefore the tagline for Wardley against Dubois is 'Don't Blink'.

Across a combined full of 46 fights, conscionable 2 of their bouts person gone the distance. It would beryllium rather the astonishment if this combat goes the distance.

In presumption of resilience and character, it is not unfair to accidental that Wardley has proven that helium is levels supra Dubois.

Furthermore, determination is an statement that Wardley's punch-power is connected a par with Dubois, yet Wardley volition not person been punched by anyone possessing the ammunition of Dubois.

The astute stake is simply a stoppage triumph for Wardley - possibly successful circular 3 oregon 4 - but you simply cannot regularisation retired Dubois. Either way, we deliberation that this combat volition beryllium done and dusted wrong 4 rounds.