Dubois defeats Wardley in short order to retain WBO heavyweight title
London, October 17 - In a swift and decisive victory, Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title by stopping fellow Briton Fabio Wardley in the second round of their rematch at the O2 Arena. The 29-year-old champion immediately floored Wardley with a right hand, ending the fight just 17 seconds into the contest. Wardley, 31, managed to stay conscious after taking another brutal blow on the ropes in the first round, but he was unable to continue after the second round.
Dubois, who previously lost the IBF heavyweight title to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk and then reclaimed the WBO belt by defeating Wardley in Manchester last May, expressed his determination to continue dominating the division.
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