Steve Bunce

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There are fights that take your breath away and there are fights that you remember for a very long time.

And then there are fights like this.

Fabio Wardley, the defending WBO heavyweight champion against Daniel Dubois, the former champion and the challenger.

After 12 seconds, Dubois was on the floor.

And after 28 seconds of the 11th round, Dubois was the winner.

Fabio Wardley was rescued on his feet.

It was one of the great fights, and it was a privilege to be there.

I'm Steve Bunce, and this is 5 Live Boxing.

It's not often when a big fight ends that I'm lost for words.

It's not often when a big fight ends that I'm not quite sure what I've seen.

Sure, it's happened before.

Don't get me wrong.

But we witnessed something tonight from four or five feet away at ringside that was truly ridiculous and memorable.

The fight, parts of it felt like they were in slow motion in the end.

The referee, Howard Foster, completely covered in blood, not just his shirt, his hair, his hands, his face, his brow, his cheeks, covered in Fabio Wardley's blood.

In the end, at the 28 seconds,

of the 11th round, Howard Foster stopped it and brought to a close one of the great fights we've seen.

A fight of sacrifices, blood, guts, just the most ridiculous WBO heavyweight championship fight.

The belt, I'm going to tell you now, it meant nothing.