Daniel Dubois explains why he told Don Charles to calm down against Fabio Wardley
The WBO champion, who stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round of their rematch, says fight-week pressure was behind his corner exchange with his coach and now wants unification fights.
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Daniel Dubois has said he wanted his coach Don Charles to keep control of himself when he told him to calm down in the corner during the first round of his rematch with Fabio Wardley.
Dubois went into the rematch as WBO champion, having already stopped the Ipswich fighter in their first meeting earlier in the year. This time it was over in the second round, when the referee stepped in with Wardley still on his feet but no longer firing back.
Dubois told talkSPORT Boxing that both men were in fight mode in the corner. He said: “I just wanted him to control himself.” He added: “I was in control of myself.” Dubois put Charles's state down to the build-up to the fight, saying: “You can feel it, as you go into fight week, you become irritated, you become an animal, a different person.” Dubois has said he now wants unification fights and the biggest contests available. His promoter Frank Warren also represents IBF champion Filip Hrgovic, who is keen on another fight with Dubois after the pair met in June 2024. WBC champion Agit Kabayel is another possible option.
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