Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley in the second round to retain WBO heavyweight title

Wardley's corner retired him at 2:21 of round two at The O2. Louie O'Doherty and Michael Gomez Jr fought to a majority draw on the undercard.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Sat 17 Oct, 23:12 UK · Updated Sat 17 Oct, 23:41 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley face off at the weigh-in — Photo: Getty Images

Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round at The O2 in London to keep his WBO heavyweight title.

Wardley's corner retired him at 2:21 of the second round. It was Dubois's second stoppage win over Wardley this year, after he climbed off the canvas twice to win their first fight in Manchester in May.

"He's a testament himself to losing and coming back, I'll be looking to do the exact same thing," Wardley told DAZN. "Thank you to Daniel and his team for two fantastic fights. I'll come back stronger."

IBF heavyweight champion Filip Hrgovic then got into the ring and faced off with Dubois, and the two discussed dates for a unification fight, with March, April and May all mentioned.

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Main card results

Daniel Dubois def. Fabio Wardley, second-round TKO (corner retirement, 2:21) - WBO heavyweight title
Louie O'Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr, majority draw (115-114 Gomez, 114-114, 114-114)
Adam Olaniyan def. Dan Garber, second-round TKO (1:15)
Bakhodir Jalolov def. Solomon Dacres, unanimous decision (99-91, 99-90, 99-90)
Nelson Birchall def. Levi Giles, seventh-round TKO (0:51)

Every result from the night is in our Dubois vs Wardley 2 live results.

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Daniel Dubois Fabio Wardley Louie O'Doherty Bakhodir Jalolov Solomon Dacres