Wardley vs. Dubois Highlights, Streaming Updates TODAY!
WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley will face off against former WBA and IBF titleholder, Daniel Dubois, TODAY (May 9, 2026) inside Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England in what is sure-to-be a hard hitting championship bout between two of the heaviest hitters in the game. Wardley (20-0-1) will make his first official defense of the […]
Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois following a press conference at Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester. Picture date: Thursday May 7, 2026. (Photo by Cody Froggatt/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley will face off against former WBA and IBF titleholder, Daniel Dubois , TODAY (May 9, 2026) inside Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England in what is sure-to-be a hard hitting championship bout between two of the heaviest hitters in the game.
Wardley (20-0-1) will make his first official defense of the title after he was elevated to champion and shed the interim tag following Oleksandr Usyk’s decision to vacate the strap last year. With 19 knockouts on his resume, Wardley has proven to be must-see T. V.
As for Dubois, he lost the IBF heavyweight title to Usyk via fifth-round knockout — his second such loss to “The Cat” — in July 2025 ( see it again here ). Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, as the main card kicks off at 1 p. m.
ET on DAZN PPV . Feel free to leave a comment (or several) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun! WARDLEY VS.