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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Tony Bellew believes Fabio Wardley can beat Daniel Dubois this Saturday, provided he weathers the early storm.

Wardley defends his WBO heavyweight title in a highly anticipated fight against Dubois at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, live on DAZN.

16 of Dubois’ 21 knockout wins have come in the first four rounds and Bellew believes Wardley must survive the early onslaught.

“Once three or four rounds go by, it will probably only go one way,” the 43-year-old said Fight in your corner.

“But for the first three or four rounds, Fabio may be in trouble.

“He has to make his presence known to Daniel Dubois in the first few minutes of the fight.

“Daniel Dubois is a tyrant when it comes to boxing, and tyrants don’t do well when it starts working against them.

“As a top player, Daniel Dubois is a problem.

“So you have to give him a difficult time in the first few minutes and start losing confidence, because if you give him any confidence you’re going to get in trouble.

“Wardley is the only one who can win at the end.”

Dubois, who is listed as the underdog among bookmakers, is fighting for the title of two-time world heavyweight champion, having previously held the IBF belt.

The 28-year-old knocked out Anthony Joshua for his best career win in 2024, but was knocked out in the fifth round of the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk during his last trip in August.

Wardley stopped Joseph Parker in the 11th round in October and won the WBO interim crown before being elevated to full champion in November after Usyk vacated the WBO title.

After a fierce fight, the British rivals faced each other for the second time this week last press conference on Thursday.

Dynamite has criticized the Ipswich resident for what he considers a lack of respect after Wardley claimed that the Londoner would be working as a garbage collector if he didn’t box.

“Fabio, I heard you called me a garbage man, and I’m going to pick up a garbage man,” Dubois said excitedly.

“It’s disrespectful, so I’ll tell the ring boy that straight away.

“I heard what you said.

– I’ll burst his bubble anyway.

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