Daniel Dubois retained the WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley at The O2 in London on 17 October 2026. Wardley went down in round one, and his corner threw in the towel at 2:21 of round two as Dubois kept up the pressure.

Our 18 October weekend review opens with the decisive exchanges and both fighters’ reactions. A separate Short, published on 22 October, condenses the two rounds and retains the finish at normal speed.

This was their rematch. The May 9 action used as a flashback in the longer review is labelled separately, so the two bouts are not confused.

Watch the short recap →

From our 18 October 2026 edition; added to the website on 24 October. Status statements describe that edition, not a live update.

Watch the companion video on YouTube ↗

For the record

Sources & further reading

  1. Sky Sports — Dubois–Wardley II and Jalolov–Dacres
  2. Between 11 & 12 — published 18 October video edition

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