A former world champion and British boxing legend believes Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley is a fight that won’t end well for the challenger.
This all-British heavyweight clash takes place in April and is the first defence Wardley is making of his WBO world title.
He was elevated to full champion following this knockout win over Joseph Parker last year, and after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.
Usyk’s last outing was knocking out Dubois last August to become history’s only first-ever two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.
Dubois’s last win came a year before that, back in September 2024, when he knocked out Anthony Joshua to defend his IBF belt.
Speaking to Seconds Out, Duke McKenzie suggested Dubois should not be going straight into this one off the back of the defeat to Usyk.
“I think this is a really tall order. If he had one or two, one the worst case, but two would have been better for him, [warm ups]. The first fight back, he’s gunna be a bit nervous. Bit gun shy.
“When you get nailed with a shot, the last thing you want to do is start dancing around cause if the wind blows and you take a clip, all of a sudden the alarm bells will start ringing. Fabio Wardley, once he smells blood, he goes to town, he doesn’t let you off the hook. So let’s say that happens in the first or second round, with Dubois, he’s gonna have a meltdown in the middle of that fight and I don’t really think one is going to end too good for him.”
Wardley is the form fighter in the division right now, having also stopped Justis Huni before Parker, and already has his sights set on further defences against the likes of Tyson Fury.
