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Compare the latest Dubois vs Wardley betting odds before the WBO heavyweight title rematch on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at The O2 in London. Dubois enters as the market favourite, while Wardley offers the bigger underdog price.

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Expected main-event ringwalk: around 10:00 PM BST · Listed by DAZN; subject to change

DUBOIS23–322 KO

WARDLEY20–1–119 KO

Written and fact-checked by Ringside London Editorial Team

Published October 2, 2026 Updated October 17, 2026

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DATESat, Oct 172026

VENUEThe O2London, UK

TITLEWBO WorldHeavyweight

LIVEDAZNRegional terms apply

PROMOTERQueensberryPromotions

01 Fight details

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2: Fight Details

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 is an immediate heavyweight championship rematch following one of the most dramatic fights of 2026.

The O2 arena viewed across the River Thames at sunset — The event venueThe O2 in London, the venue covered in this event guide.

This time, the roles are reversed. Wardley entered their first meeting as WBO heavyweight champion. Dubois survived two knockdowns, gradually took control and forced an 11th-round stoppage to claim the belt. On October 17, it will be Dubois making his first defence of the WBO championship against the man he took it from.

The rematch takes place just over five months after the first contest and moves from Manchester to London. The O2 will stage the 12-round championship fight, with Queensberry Promotions presenting the event live on DAZN.

For Dubois, it is an opportunity to consolidate his second reign as a heavyweight world champion. For Wardley, it is an immediate chance to reverse the only loss on his professional record and recover the championship he held before their first meeting.

Official status: Queensberry

02 Date & time

When Is Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2?

OCT 17SATURDAY
2026

CONFIRMED ARENA DOORS 4:00 PM

The O2 lists 4:00 PM as the official arena doors time for Saturday, October 17.

ESTIMATE MAIN-EVENT RING WALK ~10:00 PM BST

DAZN lists this expected ringwalk time; it can shift with the undercard.

Estimated international ring-walk times

UK10:00 PMBST · Oct 17

US East5:00 PMEDT · Oct 17

US West2:00 PMPDT · Oct 17

Central Europe11:00 PMCEST · Oct 17

Sydney8:00 AMAEDT · Oct 18

Timing note: these are conversions of DAZN’s listed expected ringwalk time, not guaranteed start times. See the complete date and time guide, including broadcast times.

03 Venue

Where Is Dubois vs Wardley 2 Taking Place?

The rematch will take place at The O2 in London, one of the United Kingdom’s major indoor sporting and entertainment arenas.

The switch to London gives Dubois a home-city championship defence after the first contest took place at Co-op Live in Manchester. The O2 has hosted numerous major boxing events and will now stage the second chapter of the Dubois-Wardley rivalry.

Tickets are currently on sale, with AXS listed as the official ticketing partner of The O2. The venue states that fans who purchase through The O2 or AXS will use mobile tickets via The O2 app and AXS Mobile ID. The O2 also warns that resale tickets bought through unauthorised websites may not be valid and could result in entry being refused.

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Venue photo: Danesman1 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

04 Broadcast

How to Watch Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2

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Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 will be shown live on DAZN.

Queensberry officially lists DAZN as the broadcaster for the WBO heavyweight championship rematch. Availability, subscription requirements and pay-per-view terms can vary by country and DAZN plan.

Because pricing and viewing packages can change, fans should check DAZN directly in their region shortly before the event rather than relying on an older published PPV price.

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05 Tale of the tape

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley

Physically, there is remarkably little separating the two British heavyweights. Both are listed at 6'5" with a 78-inch reach and both fight from an orthodox stance.

WBO CHAMPION

Daniel
Dubois

23–322 KOs

29AGE31

6'5" / 196 cmHEIGHT6'5" / 196 cm

78" / 198 cmREACH78" / 198 cm

OrthodoxSTANCEOrthodox

United KingdomCOUNTRYUnited Kingdom

CHALLENGER

Fabio
Wardley

20–1–119 KOs

Current records: 23-3 (22 KOs) for Dubois and 20-1-1 (19 KOs) for Wardley.

06 First meeting

What Happened in Dubois vs Wardley 1?

Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley first fought on May 9, 2026 at Co-op Live in Manchester, with Wardley entering the ring as the WBO heavyweight champion.

The opening could hardly have gone better for Wardley. Only seconds into the fight, he landed a right hand that sent Dubois to the canvas. The challenger recovered, but Wardley struck again in the third round, putting Dubois down for a second time.

Those two knockdowns gave Wardley the biggest individual moments of the early rounds, but they did not decide the fight.

Dubois remained composed and began to establish his jab, pressure and combinations as the contest developed. From the fourth round onward, the balance increasingly shifted in his favour. Wardley continued to respond and remained on his feet despite absorbing sustained punishment, but the physical damage accumulated.

By the later rounds, Wardley’s face was badly marked and his right eye had swollen significantly. Ringside officials examined him during the fight, but he continued into the championship rounds.

The contest finally ended 28 seconds into Round 11. With Dubois attacking and Wardley struggling to defend himself effectively, referee Howard Foster intervened and stopped the bout. Dubois was declared the winner by TKO and became WBO heavyweight champion.

CompuBox recorded a significant statistical advantage for Dubois across the fight. He landed 179 of 391 total punches, compared with 97 of 358 for Wardley, and held advantages in both jabs and power punches landed. Wardley had produced the two knockdowns, but Dubois ultimately imposed himself through sustained output and accumulated damage.

It was also the first professional defeat of Wardley’s career.

The circumstances of the fight make the rematch particularly intriguing. Wardley has already demonstrated that he can hurt Dubois early. Dubois, meanwhile, has demonstrated that he can recover from that danger and take control over the longer distance.

IMMEDIATEREMATCHCLAUSE

07 Contract context

Why Is There an Immediate Rematch?

The second fight is taking place because Fabio Wardley had the contractual right to an immediate rematch.

Wardley was the WBO champion when he voluntarily defended the title against Dubois in May. As part of the agreement for that fight, he retained the option to trigger an immediate return contest if he lost.

After Dubois stopped him in the 11th round, Wardley exercised that clause. Queensberry subsequently confirmed the sequel for October 17 at The O2.

That explains why the two heavyweights are meeting again only five months after such a physically demanding first fight rather than moving immediately toward different opponents.

The championship situation has therefore been reversed: Dubois is now the defending WBO champion and Wardley is the challenger seeking to regain the belt.

08 Build-up

What Have Dubois and Wardley Said Before the Rematch?

The build-up has focused heavily on what each fighter believes can change from the first contest.

DANIEL DUBOIS

More clinical. Earlier finish.

Dubois has expressed confidence that his second victory can come sooner. During the DAZN Face Off, he pointed to his experience and amateur background as advantages he believes will matter again in the rematch.

Paraphrased from pre-fight media; not a direct quotation.

FABIO WARDLEY

Keep the plan after early success.

Wardley has focused more directly on the tactical mistakes he believes followed his early success. He has acknowledged that hurting Dubois twice caused him to move away from the original game plan and become caught up in trying to force the finish.

Paraphrased from pre-fight media; not a direct quotation.

That creates the central tactical question of the rematch. Wardley already knows he can put Dubois on the canvas. Dubois already knows he can recover, take over the fight and break Wardley down. Both fighters are therefore preparing for a familiar opponent with very different ideas about what the first contest revealed.

09 Fight card

Dubois vs Wardley 2 Undercard

UPDATED17 OCT 2026SUBJECT TO CHANGE

The published card now names Dan Garber as Adam Olaniyan's opponent and Jake Pollard opposite Manny Safari. Selected supporting bouts are shown below; the full guide covers all 11 listed undercard contests.

Daniel DuboisvsFabio WardleyWBO World Heavyweight Championship

Bakhodir JalolovvsSolomon DacresHeavyweight

Louie O'DohertyvsMichael Gomez JrBritish & Commonwealth Lightweight Titles

Tony CurtisvsKerim AgiusSuper Flyweight

Adam OlaniyanvsDan GarberHeavyweight

Manny SafarivsJake PollardProfessional debut

Selected bouts checked October 17, 2026. The card remains subject to change. View the full Dubois vs Wardley undercard and prelims.

10A

Daniel Dubois – Road to the Rematch

Daniel Dubois enters October 17 as a two-time heavyweight world champion with a career defined by both major victories and significant setbacks.

His first world-level meeting with Oleksandr Usyk came in August 2023. Dubois lost by ninth-round stoppage in Poland, but rebuilt his position with a sequence of major heavyweight wins.

The most prominent came against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September 2024. Dubois repeatedly dropped the former unified champion before stopping him in the fifth round, establishing himself firmly among the leading heavyweights.

He returned to Wembley in July 2025 for a second meeting with Usyk, this time in an undisputed heavyweight championship fight. Dubois was stopped in the fifth round and entered the Wardley fight needing to rebuild again.

Against Wardley, his situation became even more difficult within seconds. Two knockdowns in the opening three rounds placed him under immediate pressure, but his response ultimately changed the direction of his career once again.

Dubois took over as the fight progressed and stopped Wardley in Round 11 to win the WBO title, improving his professional record to 23-3 with 22 knockouts.

October 17 is now his first defence of that championship.

Daniel Dubois photo: Editor083 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

10B

Fabio Wardley – Road to the Rematch

Fabio Wardley’s path to a heavyweight world title was very different from the traditional elite amateur route.

Wardley came into professional boxing after gaining experience in white-collar competition rather than progressing through the type of extensive international amateur programme associated with many world-level heavyweights. He turned professional in 2017 and gradually moved through domestic competition.

His rise included British and Commonwealth championship success before two important fights with Frazer Clarke. Their first meeting in March 2024 ended in a draw after 12 rounds. Wardley produced a radically different result in the rematch seven months later, stopping Clarke in the opening round.

In June 2025, Wardley faced Justis Huni at Portman Road in Ipswich and produced a dramatic 10th-round knockout.

He then switched his attention to the WBO route and faced former world champion Joseph Parker in October 2025. Wardley stopped Parker in Round 11 to win the WBO interim championship and was subsequently elevated to full WBO champion after Oleksandr Usyk relinquished the title.

The Dubois fight in May was his first defence as full champion.

Wardley started spectacularly by dropping Dubois twice, but the contest eventually turned against him. The 11th-round stoppage left his record at 20-1-1 with 19 knockouts and represented the first defeat of his professional career.

By exercising the rematch clause, Wardley chose not to rebuild through an interim fight. Instead, he returns directly to the opponent who took his title.

Illustrative London boxing image: Metin Ozer / Unsplash.

11 Attend live

Dubois vs Wardley 2 Tickets

Tickets for Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 at The O2 are on sale now.

The O2 directs customers to AXS, its official ticketing partner. Fans purchasing tickets through The O2 or AXS will need to access them digitally through The O2 app using AXS Mobile ID.

The venue specifically warns against purchasing resale tickets through unauthorised websites because such tickets may be invalid and entry can be refused.

OFFICIAL CHANNEL THE O2 / AXS

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12 FAQ

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 FAQ

Quick answers to the most searched questions about the October 17 rematch.

When is Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2?

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Where is Dubois vs Wardley 2?

The fight will be held at The O2 in London, United Kingdom.

What title is on the line?

Daniel Dubois will defend the WBO World Heavyweight Championship.

Who is the champion?

Daniel Dubois is the current WBO heavyweight champion. He won the title by stopping Fabio Wardley in the 11th round of their first fight on May 9, 2026.

How can I watch Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2?

The event will be shown live on DAZN. Viewing requirements and PPV or subscription terms may vary by region and plan.

What time does Dubois vs Wardley 2 start?

The O2 lists 4:00 PM BST as the arena doors time. DAZN lists coverage from 7:00 PM BST and the expected main-event ringwalk for around 10:00 PM BST, subject to change. See the full date and time guide.

Who won Dubois vs Wardley 1?

Daniel Dubois won the first fight by 11th-round TKO. Referee Howard Foster stopped the contest 28 seconds into Round 11 after Dubois had recovered from knockdowns in the first and third rounds.

Why are Dubois and Wardley fighting again?

Wardley had an immediate rematch clause as the defending champion in the first fight. He activated that clause after losing the WBO title to Dubois.

Who is on the Dubois vs Wardley 2 undercard?

The main-card support includes Louie O'Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr, Adam Olaniyan vs Dan Garber, Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres and Nelson Birchall vs Levi Giles. Seven preliminary bouts are also listed, including Manny Safari vs Jake Pollard. The card remains subject to change. See all listed undercard fights.

RING WALKTBCCurrent estimate ~10:00 PM BST

UNDERCARDUPDATED 17 OCTSubject to change

DAZNCHECK REGIONPricing & availability vary

17 OCTOBER 2026 · THE O2 · LONDON

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