Wardley vs Dubois in photosA victorious Daniel Dubois (Reuters)Alex Pattle10 May 2026 00:15Wardley vs Dubois in photosA victorious Daniel Dubois (Getty)Alex Pattle10 May 2026 00:00What next? A rematch? Frank Warren makes revelation…Frank Warren confirms that there is a rematch clause.Alex Pattle9 May 2026 23:51Wardley thanks crowd on way outWardley applauds the crowd on his way out of the ring.Noel Gallagher walks past The Independent on his way out.Alex Pattle9 May 2026 23:48Dubois reflects on fightDubois: “I know I’ve got heart, bundles of heart. I’m a warrior in there. “[The first knockdown was a] flash knockdown, you have to get back up and come back harder, man. I’m a warrior.“I thank Fabio for a great fight, man. I thank this team, and we move on now. All glory to God for this victory.”Alex Pattle9 May 2026 23:47IT’S ALL OVERThe first offence from Dubois, in this penultimate round, forces the ref to step in!!It’s all over, mercifully for Wardley.Dubois, up off the canvas twice, is your new WBO heavyweight champion. Two-time world champion. Any questions about his heart now?Alex Pattle9 May 2026 23:42Two rounds left(PA)Alex Pattle9 May 2026 23:39Should this fight be stopped?Again Wardley is inspected, this time due to his eyes – one of which is nearly closed, and the other of which is also bad. AGAIN he is allowed to continue, to the sound of cheers.The crowd is singing his name. He deserves all the credit in the world, but should this fight be continuing??Big cross by Dubois, who then holds the Ipswich fighter. The ref takes a longgggg look at Wardley. Wardley with a clean cross out of nowhere! Can he follow up? No, not quite. Wardley spits out more blood, before Dubois throws a series of body shots. HUGE one-two on Wardley, just before the bell…Alex Pattle9 May 2026 23:38Wardley lucky not to see fight stopped – twiceThere are boos early in round nine, as the ref orders Wardley’s nose to be inspected. It’s a historic injury, and it’s caused him all sorts of trouble tonight… but he’s allowed to box – cheers in the Co-op Live!Dubois corners Wardley, who misses with a one-two. Both men trade heavy leather, both landing. Uppercut and hook are there for Wardley, and Dubois holds on!OH!!! Dubois has Wardley out on his feet, but the ref is giving lots of leeway, presumably due to Wardley’s early success! Dubois is all over the champ!!Wardley hears the bell, but he’s in a bad, bad way right now. He could have…
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