An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Fabio Wardley (L) Daniel Dubois (R) face off during the final Fabio Wardley v Daniel Dubois Press Conference at at Co-op Live on May 07, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Event Overview

How to watch Wardley vs. Dubois fight for WBO Heavyweight title: Time, PPV

Updated 15 hours ago
New York Post
Al Jazeera
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Multiple Perspectives

The WBO Heavyweight title is decided in Manchester between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois. Reports confirm Dubois defeated Wardley by stoppage in the 11th round after Wardley sustained a nose bleed and a damaged eye, with Dubois delivering two earlier knockdowns including one in the first 10 seconds. Referee Howard Foster halted the bout at the start of the 11th round, crowning Dubois the world champion for the second time, raising his record to 23-3. Coverage notes the all-British clash and Dubois overcoming adversity to claim the belt; details about the exact stoppage time and post-fight implications are reported across sources with consistent core facts, though framing differs by outlet.

What This Means

Concrete downstream impact: Dubois becomes a two-time world heavyweight champion and improves to 23-3, with the title shift affecting the WBO heavyweight landscape and expectations for Dubois’s reign, as noted by Al Jazeera and BBC News.

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An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Fabio Wardley (L) Daniel Dubois (R) face off during the final Fabio Wardley v Daniel Dubois Press Conference at at Co-op Live on May 07, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)
New York Post
New York Post
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5/9/2026

How to watch Wardley vs. Dubois fight for WBO Heavyweight title: Time, PPV

The WBO Heavyweight belt is on the line tonight in Manchester. Fabio Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KOs) will defend his title for the first time against former world champion Daniel Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs) in the all-British matchup. Both boxers have a 95% knockout percentage, making tonight’s matchup one to watch. Wardley enters.

‘Best fight’: Dubois stops Wardley to win WBO heavyweight boxing title
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
5/10/2026

Dubois stops Wardley in 11th round to take WBO heavyweight boxing title

Daniel Dubois ⁠came back from two ⁠knockdowns to deal Fabio Wardley a brutal and bloody first defeat as a professional and take the World Boxing Organization’s (WBO) World Heavyweight title in a thunderous all-British clash in Manchester, United Kingdom. Referee ⁠Howard Foster finally stepped in at the start of the.

Daniel Dubois leans over the ropes of a boxing ring and holds up his hand
BBC News
BBC News
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5/10/2026

How Dubois silenced the haters to become a two-time world champion

Dubois beats Wardley in epic world title fight The 'Don't Blink' tagline was never meant to be taken quite so literally. When Daniel Dubois crashed to the canvas within 10 seconds of the opening bell in Manchester - and again in the third round - suddenly every soul inside the Co-op Live Arena was paying very close.