WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois told talkSPORT Boxing about his first-round corner exchange with trainer Don Charles and said he now wants unification fights.
What we know
- Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round of their rematch in London
- Dubois holds the WBO heavyweight title and beat Wardley by 11th-round stoppage in their first fight earlier this year
- Dubois told talkSPORT Boxing he was in control in the corner and wanted trainer Don Charles to stay calm
Reported, not confirmed
- Dubois says he wants unification fights; IBF champion Filip Hrgovic and WBC champion Agit Kabayel are possible opponents CroRing
WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has explained what happened in his corner after the first round of his rematch with Fabio Wardley in London. Dubois dropped Wardley inside the first 20 seconds and kept up the pressure until the referee stopped the fight in the second round, with Wardley still on his feet but no longer punching back. Dubois had also won their first meeting earlier this year, stopping Wardley in the 11th round.
Talking to talkSPORT Boxing, Dubois said he and trainer Don Charles were both fired up in the corner and that he just wanted Charles to stay calm. "Both of us were absolutely in the fight and I just wanted him to be calm. I was controlling everything" (translated), he said. He added that the pressure gets very real as fight week approaches.
Dubois now wants to move toward unification fights and the biggest bouts available. His promoter Frank Warren also represents IBF champion Filip Hrgovic, who wants a rematch, and WBC champion Agit Kabayel is also among the possible opponents.
Talking to talkSPORT Boxing, Dubois said he and trainer Don Charles were both fired up in the corner and that he just wanted Charles to stay calm. "Both of us were absolutely in the fight and I just wanted him to be calm. I was controlling everything" (translated), he said. He added that the pressure gets very real as fight week approaches.
Dubois now wants to move toward unification fights and the biggest bouts available. His promoter Frank Warren also represents IBF champion Filip Hrgovic, who wants a rematch, and WBC champion Agit Kabayel is also among the possible opponents.
- Summary
- WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois told talkSPORT Boxing about his first-round corner exchange with trainer Don Charles and said he now wants unification fights.
- Key points (one per line)
- Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round of their rematch in London
He dropped Wardley within the first 20 seconds
Dubois told talkSPORT Boxing he was in control and wanted his trainer to stay calm
He wants unification bouts; IBF champion Filip Hrgovic and WBC champion Agit Kabayel are possible options
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- CroRing | https://croring.com/boks/daniel-dubois-otkrio-sto-je-rekao-treneru-donu-charlesu-tijekom-borbe-protiv-fabija-wardleyja/
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