Dubois explains corner exchange with Don Charles after Wardley win, wants unification

Daniel Dubois has pulled back the curtain on a tense moment in his corner during the rematch with Fabio Wardley in London, and he has made clear where he wants to go next: the big unification fights.

The fight itself was short. Dubois put Wardley down inside the first 20 seconds, kept the pressure on, and the referee stopped it in round two with Wardley still on his feet but no longer punching back. It was a sharper performance than the first meeting earlier this year, which Dubois won by stoppage in round 11.

Between rounds, Dubois and trainer Don Charles were both running hot. Speaking to talkSPORT Boxing, Dubois said he simply 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," he said. He described fight week as a time when the pressure becomes real and makes a fighter irritable.

The 29-year-old Englishman is now looking beyond Wardley. His promoter, Frank Warren, also represents IBF champion Filip Hrgovic, who badly wants a rematch. WBC champion Agit Kabayel is also in the mix.

Other names are circulating too. Our records show that Moses Itauma is expected back in January 2027 after his loss to Hrgovic, and Dubois has said he wants to fight him. No opponent or date has been set for Dubois.

Watch for Warren's next move. With Hrgovic pushing for a rematch and Kabayel available, the first unification booking may come from the champions already linked to him.