Fabio Wardley will attempt to prove he deserves to be world champion tonight when he defends his belt against Daniel Dubois at the Co-op Live in Manchester. Wardley was awarded the title when Oleksandr Usyk vacated one of his four heavyweight belts rather than face the Ipswich fighter. Wardley then chose to face Dubois, the former world champion who knocked out Anthony Joshua inside five rounds at Wembley two years ago. Dubois lost his belt to Usyk for a second time and now bids to become a two-time heavyweight ruler.
What time does Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois start tonight?
The main card is due to begin at around 6pm UK time (1pm ET / 10am PT / 12pm CT). The main event ring walks are expected at approximately 11pm UK time (6pm ET / 3pm PT / 5pm CT), with Dubois entering first followed by Wardley. The first bell should sound shortly after, though the fight may start earlier if undercard bouts finish quickly.
How to watch and live stream Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois
The fight will be broadcast live and exclusively on DAZN. It is included at no extra cost with the DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription, which gives access to at least 12 pay-per-view events per year, including Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven (May 23) and Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga (July 25). Alternatively, the fight is available as a one-off PPV purchase for £24.99. DAZN also streams all Italian Serie A football matches. The event will not be shown on Sky Sports or TNT Sports.
Full fight card and undercard
- Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois
- Jack Rafferty vs Ekow Essuman
- Bradley Rea vs Liam Cameron
- David Morrell vs Zak Chelli
- Khaleel Majid vs Gavin Gwynne
- Bakhodir Jalolov vs Agron Smakici
- Mike Perez vs Franklin Arinze
- Javokhir Ummataliev vs Damian Drabik
- Fawaz Aborode vs Garth Noot
- Bobbi Flood vs Nathan Darby
- Issiah Hamilton-Allen vs Connor Goulding
Quotes corner
Fabio Wardley: "Derek Chisora one was a strong conversation for a while but Chisora will be Chisora. What he wanted and how we wanted it to look just wasn't feasible and wasn't going together, so we pivoted off that. The Fury fight one was nothing. It was me with an open invitation really saying look if you want to have it I'll have it; it's no problem at all, give me a shout and we'll do it. But he said obviously he wants a warm up wants to do all of that so fine really that really didn't go past or even reach any sort of serious conversation. Then there was a list the fighters offered; there was Daniel, Filip Hrgovic, Jared Anderson I think and the Albanian Nelson Hysa. I picked Daniel because he's the most dangerous one. I look at it and I think where am I going to get the most credit? What's the best fight? I also look at it from a fan perspective."
Daniel Dubois: "I feel like the luckiest guy in boxing. It's just one after the other, and I've been grateful to Frank Warren, my dad, and the support network I have around me for manoeuvring me to keep my spirits high so that we can come again."
