An all-British heavyweight showdown to savour will see Fabio Wardley put his WBO world title on the line against Daniel Dubois on Saturday 9 May at Co-op Live in Manchester.
Standard tickets are on general sale here.
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Strap yourselves in for high-stakes boxing as WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley goes toe-to-toe with former IBF champion Daniel Dubois on Saturday 9 May at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. Wardley v Dubois tickets go on sale shortly.
For Wardley it’s the first defence of his world heavyweight title. The 31-year-old was crowned WBO champion in November. This after Oleksandr Usyk relinquished the belt instead of making a mandatory defence against the Ipswich fighter.
Wardley and Dubois are two of the mightiest and destructive punchers in the whole boxing industry. The final bell is not a familiar sound to either man because they both possess formidable knockout ratios and only one win apiece on each of the two records has come via the scorecards.
Now Wardley will defend the WBO world title that was upgraded from Interim status following his October stoppage of Joseph Parker.
This Co-op Live occasion is a monumental one for British boxing, with Dubois attempting to become a two-time heavyweight world champion in his second world title fight against a British opponent, following on from his knockout destruction of Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September 2024.
Promoter Frank Warren said the fight was “another piece of British heavyweight history being made”.
“This is quite simply the most exciting and explosive fight available for Fabio’s first defence of his WBO world title, and it tells you everything about him that this is the fight he demanded,” he added.
“For Daniel to be attempting to become a two-time world champion at just 28 is equally remarkable. This will be his sixth world title fight, and across that run only Oleksandr Usyk has been able to defeat him.”
WARDLEY V DUBOIS TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL INFORMATION
Standard tickets are on sale via the ‘Get Tickets’ link.
🎫 Premium seats and hospitality packages are available. Complete the short form below 
to enquire.
🔑 Doors open at 5pm.
🥊 Show starts at 6pm.
Main event (Wardley v Dubois) ring walk will take place around 10.30pm.
Note: Timings subject to confirmation.
🚊🚗 Travel tips: See the Co-op Live Arena ‘Getting Here’ guide for full information.
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