Overview
- The WBO title fight takes place at Manchester’s Co‑op Live on Saturday and streams on DAZN pay‑per‑view, with main event ring walks expected around 10–11 p.m. UK time.
- Oddsmakers list Fabio Wardley as a slight favorite, and most previews expect a stoppage given the pair’s roughly 95% combined knockout rate.
- Fight‑week turned tense after Wardley quipped that Daniel Dubois might be a “bin man” if he were not a boxer, drawing angry replies and a testy face‑off at the open workout and press conference.
- WBO president Gustavo Olivieri said he will recommend rising British southpaw Moses Itauma as the next mandatory, which could force a quick turnaround for the winner.
- Oleksandr Usyk’s team signaled interest in a future unification with Wardley if he “proves himself at the highest level,” with Usyk set to face Rico Verhoeven on May 23.