Daniel Dubois closed the show in Manchester on Saturday night, stopping Fabio Wardley in the 11th round to take the WBO heavyweight title in the main event of the boxing card. The win didn’t come easy: Dubois was dropped twice, in the first and third rounds, before rallying to finish Wardley and seize the belt.
That turnaround could reshape the heavyweight picture in a major way. Dubois showed he can recover under pressure and still find a finish late, a trait that keeps him in the middle of any serious title conversation going forward.
The rest of the results from Manchester were as follows:
David Morrell vs. Zak Chelli — Chelli won by TKO;
Bakhodir Jalolov vs. Agron Smakici — Jalolov won after his opponent retired following Round 7;
Liam Cameron vs. Bradley Rea — Rea won by TKO;
Khalil Majid vs. Gavin Gwynne — Gwynne won by majority decision;
Mike Perez vs. Franklin Arinze — Perez won by decision;
Zhavokhir Ummataliev vs. Damian Drabik — Ummataliev won by KO;
Bobby Flood vs. Nathan Darby — Flood won by decision;
Isaiah Hamilton-Allen vs. Connor Goulding — Hamilton-Allen won by decision.
