‘It’s about the man’: Fabio Wardley says he’s better suited to deal with adversity than Daniel Dubois

Fabio Wardley during a press conference at The Dutch Hall, London. Picture date: Wednesday February 25, 2026. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images Fabio Wardley speaks about his upcoming heavyweight title defense this weekend against Daniel Dubois and touches a bit on his journey to get to where he now is after getting a late start in the sport and his outlook going forward in his career.

Check out some of what Wardley had to say with the full video segment in the link above. Wardley on the possibility of Dubois landing his power against him “It’s not over [if he lands against me]. It’s not great, but it’s not over.

I think that’s the difference, I think that’s where things are being missed in terms of when the comparisons are being made between us…We’re all heavyweights, we can all hit. It doesn’t take a lot past 16 stone, 17 stone — once you’re in them realms, you can be that big, anyone can take anyone out with a single punch. It’s not like we’re in incredibly different realms.

It’s about the man, how they respond to being hit. ” On being the marginally favored “I don’t read into that. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice in the back of my mind to know that people believe in me or I’ve got support or whatever else, but I can’t run in there on the night with that bit of paper in my hand and go ‘Daniel, you need to go down now because that’s what everyone’s expecting.