Heavyweight · Before the fight · First reported: 17 Oct, 19:14 · BoxeRingWeb
Daniel Dubois defeats Fabio Wardley in second round to retain WBO heavyweight title
Daniel Dubois successfully defended his WBO heavyweight world title by stopping Fabio Wardley in the second round at London's O2 Arena. Dubois dropped his opponent in the opening seconds before finishing the fight in the second round. On the undercard, Olympic champion Bakhodir Jalolov defeated Britain's Solomon Dacres by unanimous decision.
British press emphasizes Dubois' dominance more heavily using terms like devastating and brutal, while independent sources report the results more descriptively.
How it ended Daniel Dubois defeats Fabio Wardley by KO in second round, retains WBO titleNeutral summary generated from the sources below. No article is reproduced: headline, one line and link.
Every angle · affiliations are declared on the Sources page
British press · celebratory
2 sources
Dubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain title
BBC Sport · GB · celebratory
Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres Live Scorecard
World Boxing News · GB
Dubois vs Wardley 2 Live Scorecard and Round-by-Round
World Boxing News · GB
Relentless Daniel Dubois Brutalizes Fabio Wardley in Two
World Boxing News · GB · celebratory
Independent
3 sources
RESULTS from the O2 Arena in London. Match event: Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
BoxeRingWeb · IT · first reported
original: RISULTATI dalla 02 Arena di Londra . Match event : Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
Bakhodir Jalolov defeated Dacrèsa by unanimous decision at tournament in London
Championat · RU
original: Баходир Джалолов победил Дакреса единогласным решением судей на турнире в Лондоне
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Who reported it first
17 Oct · 19:14
BoxeRingWeb: RESULTS from the O2 Arena in London. Match event: Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
17 Oct · 20:02
World Boxing News: Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres Live Scorecard
17 Oct · 22:00
Championat: Bakhodir Jalolov defeated Dacrèsa by unanimous decision at tournament in London
17 Oct · 22:04
World Boxing News: Dubois vs Wardley 2 Live Scorecard and Round-by-Round
17 Oct · 22:44
BoxingScene: Bakhodir Jalolov drops Solomon Dacres but settles for points victory in London
18 Oct · 00:06
World Boxing News: Relentless Daniel Dubois Brutalizes Fabio Wardley in Two
18 Oct · 00:09
BBC Sport: Dubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain title