Overview
- Dubois, who fought Saturday in Manchester, won by 11th-round TKO to become a world champion again on a DAZN-televised card.
- Fabio Wardley knocked Dubois down in the first and third rounds before momentum swung, and the referee stopped the bout in the 11th.
- The defeat cost Wardley his unbeaten record, and post-fight tallies list Dubois at 23-2 with 22 KOs and Wardley at 20-1-1 with 19 KOs.
- Pre-fight listings billed the matchup for the IBF title, while post-fight reports named the WBO, leaving the exact sanctioning body unclear.
- The event took place at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, and promoter Frank Warren said a rematch clause is in place.