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Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title with a second-round TKO victory over Fabio Wardley on Saturday night in London.
Dubois dropped Wardley with a powerful right hand in their first exchange. Wardley beat the count and survived a furious assault to finish the opening round. In the final minute of Round 2, Wardley's corner threw in the towel while Dubois was unloading a flurry against the ropes.
The bout was a rematch of their May meeting, where Wardley lost but showed what observers called "incredible toughness." In that first fight, Wardley had scored two early knockdowns.
Following the victory, Dubois said he looks forward to "big money unification bouts in 2027." IBF champion Filip Hrgovic entered the ring afterward, and both fighters expressed interest in a unification bout. Dubois stopped Hrgovic in the eighth round of a 2024 fight for the interim IBF title. With Oleksandr Usyk having vacated four world championships, the heavyweight division now has four separate champions.
Source: CBS Sports - Sat Oct 17, 6:15 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).