'I'll collect the trash' - Dubois on Wardley's bin-man jibe
Wardley will make the first defence of his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois in an all-British showdown at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on Saturday. Asked during the build-up what his opponent would do if he was not a boxer, Ipswich fighter Wardley, 31, replied: "Bin man. " That stirred the 28-year-old Dubois, who told his rival at Thursday's news conference: "I'm going to collect that trash, boy.
"It's disrespect, so I'm going to put it right in the ring. I heard what you said. I'm going to burst his bubble.
" Tension between the pair has been building for months. Dubois declined a fist bump in their first face-off in February and the hostility continued when they met again this week, with the verbal exchanges beginning within minutes. "You don't even run your own social media," Wardley told the Londoner.
"I got asked what job you would do and I said bin man. It's not a bad job. " Dubois insisted he was "not at all" rattled, before Wardley sarcastically replied: "Yeah, he's as cool as a cucumber.
" Not a word was spoken during the final face-off before Wardley again offered a fist bump - this time in jest - as Dubois looked eager to leave the stage. With a combined knockout ratio of 95%, few expect Saturday's fight to go the distance. Wardley claimed the WBO 'interim' title against Joseph Parker in October before being elevated to full champion when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.