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Boxing-Wardley out for revenge in WBO heavyweight title rematch with Dubois

LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Heavyweight ⁠challenger Fabio Wardley predicted he would take his ⁠revenge in knockout fashion after weighing in heavier ‌than ever for a title rematch with WBO world champion Daniel Dubois in Saturday's all-British bout at London's O2 Arena.

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Boxing - Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley Weigh-In - London, Britain - October 16, 2026 Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley during the weigh-in Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Heavyweight ⁠challenger Fabio Wardley predicted he would take his ⁠revenge in knockout fashion after weighing in heavier ‌than ever for a title rematch with WBO world champion Daniel Dubois in Saturday's all-British bout at London's O2 Arena.

• Dubois, 29, was ​a career-heaviest 253.9 pounds (115kg) with Wardley, ⁠31, tipping the scales ⁠at 248.3 (112kg).

• The previous fight in Manchester between the two ⁠last ‌May ended at the start of the 11th round when the referee stepped in. Wardley, ⁠making his first defence, was bleeding heavily from ​the bridge ‌of his nose and with his right eye almost ⁠closed.

• Dubois ​rose twice from the canvas in that fight, including being dropped by a right hook in the first 10 seconds, ⁠to become heavyweight world champion for ​the second time in his career.

• "It's seek and destroy now. I draw confidence from the successes I had in the ⁠first fight -- getting knockdowns in the first and third," said Wardley at Friday's weigh-in at Spitalfields Market, predicting "revenge, Fabio Wardley, knockout win".

• Dubois said he knew what to ​expect and was "ready to go to ⁠war", adding: "I need to get through this to get to ​bigger things."

• The champion has ‌a record of 23 wins with ​three losses from 26 fights while Wardley is 20-1-1.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin; editing by Clare Fallon)

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