Dubois Blasts Out Wardley in Two — and Fury Takes Note

Daniel Dubois didn't need the full 11 rounds this time. The WBO heavyweight champion dropped Fabio Wardley with a sledgehammer right hand inside the opening 20 seconds and closed the show in the second, as trainer Ben Davison waved off the beating with a towel. It took Dubois to 23-3 (22 KO) — a brutal 96% finish rate — and avenged nothing, because he'd already won the first fight.

That first meeting back in May was a different kind of night. Dubois got off the floor twice early before turning it around and stopping Wardley in the 11th. The rematch made him a heavy favourite, and he justified it emphatically. Wardley, now 20-1-1 (19 KO) and ranked fourth at heavyweight, climbed back up after the knockdown but never found a foothold against the champion's power.

Fury's One-Word Forecast

Tyson Fury watched and liked what he saw — or at least liked what it implied for his own plans. The Gypsy King, 36-2-1 (25 KO) and ranked third in the division, praised Dubois for a clean retention and said that's exactly how you get an opponent out of there. Then he aimed the same message at Anthony Joshua: spark out.

Fury and Joshua are booked for December 11 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, a fight British boxing has been chasing for the better part of a decade. Fury is calling for an early finish. Whether he delivers is another matter entirely.

Where Joshua Stands

Joshua comes in at 29-4 (26 KO), currently unranked, off a sixth-round knockout of crossover opponent Jake Paul — hardly a hardened test of where his chin and reflexes sit in 2026. His 90% KO rate is elite on paper, but four career losses tell a more complicated story at the top of a division that's gotten younger and meaner.

The bigger picture: Dubois just reminded everyone he carries one-punch power at heavyweight, and he still holds the WBO strap. A Fury win in Cardiff only sharpens the collision course between the two British names. For now, Dubois has the belt and the statement. Fury has the trash talk and a date. December sorts out whether the prediction holds.