Wardley and Dubois Scheduled to Rematch at London’s O2 Arena

Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois are scheduled to fight a rematch on Saturday at London’s O2 Arena. The bout follows a first fight in which Wardley knocked Dubois down with glancing blows.

Wardley told members of the media that he is confident he has the power to knock Dubois down. Wardley said: “So one, I know I’ve got the power to knock him down. Two, I’m pretty confident because both of those connections weren’t the cleanest, they were both more glancing blows.”

Wardley stated that he is confident because he can take Dubois’ best shots and remain on his feet, while Dubois seemingly cannot take his.

Wardley said he sees flaws in Dubois’ game and believes Dubois has not changed his core fighting style over his career. Wardley said: “He’s just not that type of fighter, nor has he changed over his career. Don’t get me wrong, every fighter makes adjustments. You grow and develop, but at the core of him, he hasn’t really changed.”

Wardley claimed he has more stylistic variability than Dubois, citing his second fight against Frazer Clarke as an example of adjusting on short notice.

Wardley described his preparation for the rematch as a process of analyzing errors and making corrections to produce a different performance. Wardley said: “They were obviously huge markers in the fight for me to look at and go, ‘Right, okay, this very specific moment happened, occurred, not once, but twice.’ I was able to connect.”

In their first encounter in May, Wardley knocked Dubois down in the opening 10 seconds and again in the third round. Dubois rallied in the first fight and the referee stopped the contest in round 11 after inflicting a beating on Wardley.

Few people are reportedly picking Wardley to level the score in the rematch due to the one-sided nature of rounds three onwards in the first fight. Wardley stated that the upcoming fight against Dubois will be revenge.

What is your view on Wardley’s confidence ahead of the rematch with Dubois at London’s O2 Arena?

Sources: BoxingScene