Fabio Wardley was lighter than Daniel Dubois, who stepped on the scale at the highest weight of his career.

Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena, live on DAZN.

Wardley tipped the scales at 242.2 pounds, just under half a pound less than his last victory over Joseph Parker, when he entered the competition at 242.7 pounds; in the fight with Parker he was lower, as he will be on Saturday.

Dubois weighed 251.7 pounds, the most of his career; “DDD” had his last fight against Oleksandr Usyk weighing in at 243.8 pounds, so the weight enhance is clearly intentional.

TalkSport’s Simon Jordan covered the pair’s latest clash on DAZN’s recent fight week format, ‘The Cauldron’.

Both men pursed their lips, saying, “The call is over,” waiting for the first bell to ring, which could be expected in less than 24 hours.

Wardley is defending his world heavyweight title for the first time after being promoted from interim champion in November.

The undefeated Ipswich fighter stopped former world champion Joseph Parker in the 11th round in his last appearance in October.

Dubois looks like a two-time world heavyweight champion who previously held the IBF crown.

The 28-year-old will enter the All-British fight following a fifth-round knockout defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in July last year.

With a knockout rate of 95% in each case, few expect Saturday’s fight to be a long one, and a defiant Dubois predicted a knockout victory.

“I’m going to eliminate him,” the 28-year-old said Sky Sports News.

“Put him to sleep, take this belt.

“I’m just going to fight like I fight, and what I do is cause damage and cause pain.

“That’s all I’m going to do.

“He was a decent fighter, but I will show that it is at a certain level.

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“But he behaved decently, you can’t take anything away from him.

“Just watch and see. I will show up.

“I’m motivated, really motivated.

“I came back from being champion and I’m going to try to be champion again, so I’m ready for it.”

Wardley is as confident as his rival and has warned him against getting into a shootout with him.

“If he wants to commit and get stuck in, in my case I don’t think it will last long,” the 31-year-old told Pro Boxing Fans after Thursday’s final press conference.

– This won’t work in his favor.

“But from the sounds of it, his team has no plans to do that.

“I think they’re trying to stay away from me.”

Undercard scales

David Morrell vs Zak Chelli – delicate heavyweight – 10 rounds

• David Morrell – 176.1 pounds
• Zak Chelli – 177.1 pounds

Jack Rafferty vs Ekow Essuman – welterweight – 10 rounds

• Jack Rafferty – 146.9 pounds
• Ekow Essuman – 146.7 lbs

Liam Cameron vs. Bradley Rea – delicate heavyweight – 10 rounds

• Liam Cameron – 174.4 pounds
• Bradley Rhea – 173.11 pounds

Bakhodir Jalolov vs Argon Smakici – heavyweight – 10 rounds

• Bakhodir Yalolov – 254.9 lbs
• Argon Smakici – 241 lbs

Khaleel Majid vs Gavin Gwynne – super lightweight – 10 rounds

• Khaleel Majid – 139.7 lbs
• Gavin Gwynne – 139.7 pounds

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Fabio Wardley has issued a stern warning to Daniel Dubois ahead of his highly anticipated world heavyweight title fight on Saturday.

Wardley makes his first defense of his WBO crown against British rival Dubois at the Co-op Live Arena, live on DAZN.

Both pairs have a knockout rate of 95% and few expected their fight to last as long as it did.

The undefeated player from Ipswich promised that he would give his rival the third defeat in his career.

“By knockout,” the 31-year-old said during Thursday’s meeting last press conference.

“I’m going to approach it the same way I approach all my fights.

“Providing fans with entertainment, value for money and ultimately winning.

“He’s knocked out.

“I’ve done it to 95% of my opponents and for me he’s just next on the list.

“I’m getting him out of there.

“It will end.

“He will be cleansed.

– I’m going to immaculate him up.

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Both fighters had frosty fight week preparations, with Dubois shouting out his rival at Thursday’s final press conference after Wardley stated earlier this week that if he didn’t fight, he would be working as a binman.

The 28-year-old, who is also projected to win by knockout, looks to be a two-time world heavyweight champion.

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The former IBF titlist fought for the undisputed crown after a fifth-round defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last August.

Wardley was promoted from interim to full WBO champion after Usyk vacated the WBO title.

Wardley is a slight favorite in the bookmakers and in October he scored the biggest victory of his career, stopping former world champion Joseph Parker in the 11th round.

The pair will come face to face for the last time at the weigh-ins at Bowlers in Manchester on Friday at 6pm BST.

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Eddie Hearn has denied Dana White’s claims that he will promote the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight.

Last month, Hearn confirmed that Joshua had he signed that he wanted to fight Fury’s long-time rival later this year.

The long-awaited and long-awaited British grudge match is likely to air in November on streaming giant Netflix, which broadcast Fury’s victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.

White, the Zuffa Boxing boss, has stated that he will be promoting the long-awaited British mega fight.

“I’m doing the Tyson Fury vs. AJ fight,” White said during the Kick with Nina Drama broadcast on Thursday.

Hearn, Joshua’s longtime promoter, denied that his American rival had taken over.

“What a power grabber,” the match room chairman wrote on his Instagram story.

“There is no chance and it is contractually impossible.

“Let me know when you find the eggs.”

“𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘”

@EddieHearn denies it @danawhite will promote @Tyson_Fury @anthonyjoshua pic.twitter.com/sd9zVgEy1B

— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) May 8, 2026

Hearn and White have been at odds for months since the UFC boss entered boxing alongside Zuffa, and the pair have even talked about potentially fighting each other.

Their rivalry intensified when Conor Benn left Matchroom and joined Zuffa in a lucrative one-fight contract worth $15 million.

Benn signed a fresh long-term contract with White after beating Regis Prograis last month, with Hearn hinting at legal action in the situation.

The Matchroom boss has once again attacked White, insisting that he claims he will promote the Fury vs Makhmudov fight, but instead the event will be promoted by Spencer Brown’s Goldstar Promotions.

“Oh yes, they said they were promoting this one too [Fury vs Makhmudov].

“What happened?”

Joshua will make his first return since Jake Paul’s sixth-round knockout in December when he faces undefeated Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyad on July 25.

10 days after Paul’s arrest, “AJ” escaped with minor injuries after a fatal car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.

Fury is expected to fight again before finally meeting Joshua, with his victory over Makhmudov being his first since retiring.

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