“I want him to do interviews and I want them to do well, but he doesn’t like doing it,” Warren said Boxing TalkSport. “He just doesn’t like the press.”

Warren said Dubois has never been comfortable with media responsibilities and prefers to focus solely on fights.

“I think the whole media thing is that he just finds it unattractive to him,” Warren said. “I just want to get in the ring and punch someone.”

The Hall of Fame promoter pointed to Dubois’ reaction after knocking out Anthony Joshua last year as another example of his approach to publicity.

“When he knocked out AJ, we couldn’t take him to the press conference,” Warren said. “He wanted to go home.”

Warren added that Dubois has shown more personality in recent roundtable appearances, especially ahead of the Joshua and Filip Hrgovic fights.

“The one he did with AJ, they were pretty verbally aggressive,” Warren said. – I’ve never heard him swear before.

Despite the interest that Dubois’ interviews have received, Warren doesn’t believe promoting Saturday’s fight requires additional theatrics.

“The fight needs no publicity,” Warren said. “It is what it is.”

This Saturday, Dubois challenges Wardley for the WBO heavyweight title in an all-British heavyweight fight that Warren described as one of the biggest boxer-versus-puncher fights in the division in years.

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will face each other before the end of the year, but Tyson Fury is also on the champion’s hit list.

Having only fought Jake Paul since September 2024, Joshua booked the fight as a “warm-up” ahead of his legacy-defining talk with Fury later in the year, with Albanian Kristian Prenga selected as the opponent for the July match.

Meanwhile, Fury is also reportedly considering a fight ahead of his fight with Joshua, but no opponents have been scouted at this stage.

Enter reigning WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley who said Sport of the Sun that “The Gypsy King” and Oleksandr Usyk are his ideal next opponents.

“His [Tyson Fury] or Usyk [would be ideal next]. Either way, I don’t care, let me know. Forthright [Warren]tell me who it is, just call one and let me know. I don’t mind, I’ll say it.

“I’ve said it 100 times, I want to compete with the best. I don’t know how much I can prove it in fights or in upcoming fights, or however I maneuver and cope – I want to compete with the best and prove myself.

“At every level, no matter how long in my career, I felt like this was his ceiling. So I thought, let me really go and find out what my ceiling is.”

Although Usyk has stated that he wants to determine the winner of this weekend’s Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois fight, recent events suggest that boxing mogul Turki Alalshikh will instead insist on facing mandatory challenger for the WBC title, Agit Kabayel, after his fight against kickboxer Rico Verhoeven later this month. If these talks go well, Fury will be Wardley’s number one target.

If “The Gypsy King” does want the fight before Joshua, Wardley’s offer – assuming he beats Dubois and has no mandatory challenger – creates both a chance to add weight to “AJ’s” world title shot and a huge risk that could ruin a huge fight by losing to one of the most perilous heavyweights in the world.

As Morrell (12-1, 9 KO) officially arrives in the UK to face Zak Chelli next Saturday, the Cuban featherlight heavyweight contender has one single goal: a second fight against the man who handed him the only defeat of his career, but not before Morrell left an indelible mark on his opponent.

“I want the rematch 100%,” Morrell said Fighting Hub TVdismissing loss of decision as the final result.

Concealed beating

While the scorecards favored Benavidez in the 2025 Las Vegas clash, the images from that night tell a different story, one of hidden brutality. Observers noticed a surprising strategy: Morrell often attacked for long periods of time, appearing passive. But when he decided to fight, the impact was devastating.

Morrell knocked out Benavidez twice and scored spotless knockdowns, something that often happens in regular recaps.

Photos from the post-fight press conference showed Benavidez with severe facial swelling and cuts, looking what some observers described as Frankenstein’s monster, while Morrell remained relatively unmarked. It was a strange lively. A tactical winner bearing the physical scars of the loser’s precision power.

For Morrell, this weekend’s match against Chelli (16-3, 8 KO) at Coop Live is a necessary strategic turnaround. This isn’t just a fight to ‘deal’ with Callum Smith’s dismissal; it is an expression of permanence and intention to remain at an elite level on a major international stage.

“Every fight is hazardous. When you step into the ring, you put your life at risk,” Morrell said about the fight with Chelli.

Why Manchester matters

Facing Zak Chelli comes with a different pressure. Chelli, a tough former British champion, loves to disrupt the technical flow. Morrell must demonstrate that he has adapted to the psychological and environmental challenges of fighting overseas.

A dominant, spotless victory on Saturday keeps the physical toll of their first meeting fresh in the boxing world’s memory. By combining dynamic performances with visual proof of his strength, David Morrell is making sure the boxing world knows that Benavidez cannot avoid a sequel. For Morrell, the road to redemption and unquestioned recognition begins in the Co-op Live arena.