Dubois retains WBO heavyweight title with brutal second-round stoppage of Wardley

Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title with a brutal second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley yesterday as their highly anticipated rematch at the O2 Arena in London ended in a relentless assault from the champion.

There were 39 seconds remaining in the round when referee Steve Gray waved off the contest at the same moment Wardley’s trainer, Ben Davison, threw in the towel.

Dubois had already imposed himself in the opening round, needing only 17 seconds to send fellow Briton Wardley to the canvas with a crushing overhand right.