Wardley v Dubois: A Heavyweight Epic
5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
BBC
4.7 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Has there been a better heavyweight fight on British soil? Daniel Dubois is a two-time world champion after stopping Fabio Wardley in the 11th round of a brutal and unforgettable scrap in Manchester. Richie Woodhall joins Buncey to break down a fight that will live long in the memory. They hear from Dubois, his father Stan, trainer Don Charles and promoter Frank Warren.
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| 0:40.7 | This is 5 Live Boxing. |
| 0:45.1 | There were fights that take your breath away and there are fights that you remember for a very long time. |
| 0:47.3 | And then there are fights like this. |
| 0:55.0 | Fabio Wardley, the defending WBOBOW heavyweight champion against Daniel Dubois, the former champion and the challenger. |
| 1:02.3 | After 12 seconds, Dubois was on the floor, and after 28 seconds of the 11th round, Dubois was the winner. |
| 1:05.1 | Fabio Wardley was rescued on his feet. |
| 1:11.1 | It was one of the great fights, and it was a privilege to be there. I'm Steve Bunce and this is Five Live Boxing. |
| 1:19.1 | It's not often when a big fight ends that I'm lost for words. |
| 1:22.6 | It's not often when a big fight ends that I'm not quite sure what I've seen. |
| 1:26.6 | Sure it's happened before. Don't get me |
| 1:28.7 | wrong. But we witnessed something tonight from four or five feet away at ringside that was truly |
| 1:35.2 | ridiculous and memorable. The fight parts of it felt like they were in slow motion. In the end, |
| 1:43.1 | the referee, Howard Foster, completely covered in blood, |
| 1:47.1 | not just his shirt, his hair, his hands, his face, his brow, his cheeks, covered in Fabio |
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