Dubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain title
WBO world champion Daniel Dubois underlines his status as Britain's leading heavyweight with a devastating second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley.
BBC Sport reports: WBO world champion Daniel Dubois underlines his status as Britain's leading heavyweight with a devastating second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley.
The story is also being covered by ESPN. ESPN adds: Daniel Dubois beat Fabio Wardley for the second time in five months to retain his WBO heavyweight title Saturday with a brutal Round 2 stoppage in London.
This sports story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Fabio Wardley, WBO and Daniel Dubois.
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Key details
- Location
- United Kingdom · Europe
- Reported by
- BBC Sport and ESPN
- First reported
- Key names
- Fabio Wardley, WBO, Daniel Dubois, Wardley
- Section
- Sports
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- BBC SportDubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain title
- ESPNDubois destroys Wardley in brutal 2nd-round TKO to retain WBO title
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