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Chapter 1: What happened in the heavyweight fight between Dubois and Wardley?
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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.
Chapter 2: How did Daniel Dubois recover after being knocked down early in the fight?
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. These two were fighting for something very different. Richie, we've had to take a few minutes to
to find somewhere to sit down, but just to collect our senses, because when we came in this room, I said to you, was it the 10th, was it the 11th? Someone said I thought it was the 12th. Someone said they thought it was the 9th. It was that type of fight. I've had to really trawl through my notes to try and make sense of what we witnessed there tonight. Rich, what's your first...
Reaction to Daniel Dubois regaining a version of the World Heavyweight title and Fabio Wardley losing for the first time in front of 18,212 people at close to midnight on Saturday in Manchester.
Well, I think there's tough boxers in the game, Steve, and there's Fabio Wardley and there's Daniel Dubois. Because I think obviously Fabio showed tremendous courage and powers of recovery and how the man never went down from several of those shots.
From about round four or five, let's get that right.
Not just at the end. I literally lost count of the big shots that he took and how he was affected by them. Because it seemed to be round after round when he could have gone from another clean punch. It was incredible. And then on the flip side, he also dished it out a little bit as well. And Daniel was under the cusp several times.
So I won't hear anyone saying that Daniel Dubois hasn't got a chin because flipping, he took some really big shots.
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Chapter 3: What was the significance of the 11th round in the fight?
It might have been earlier than that. But fair play to Daniel. He boxed behind his jab. He didn't rush things. I was really impressed. But I think, you know, he's took his licks in the past, Daniel, and he's come back. He's taken his abuse in the past.
Yes, you know, and he's come back, Steve, and the experience of those fights with your U6, you know, with your Joe Joyce's, he's been there, he's been to those dark times. He come through and he boxed really, really well towards the end of the fight. I was really impressed.
We'll do one day, and we could do it soon. I think it would be a really brilliant pod. We'll sit down and watch the thing. Not with the fighters, just you and I watch it again. Because, you know, we're watching this live. We don't have the benefit of loads and loads of replays and the sit down overnight. And when it was over, it was just bedlam, absolute bedlam.
But the zones, Ade Oladipo got up in the ring. Fabio Wardley didn't do any interviews in the ring. He left straight away to come and get medical assistance. But he did catch up with Daniel Dubois. at the conclusion of the most memorable fight that most people will ever get the chance to watch live.
We're in the ring. Daniel, wipe yourself down first. As you do, I just want to say, for me personally, that is the greatest heavyweight title fight I've ever seen. That was incredible, Daniel.
Yeah, it was a war. We come through the sticky moments. It was a war. Thank you, Fabio, for that. Thank you.
You know, there's been so many questions about your heart, your resilience. You went down twice. I think that shuts up a lot of the naysayers about your heart.
Yeah, it does. I know I've got heart. Bundles of heart. I'm a warrior in there.
What was going through your head when you went down in the very first round? Ten seconds in, it hits you on the top of the head, you go down. What are you thinking? Flash knockdown.
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Chapter 4: What were the reactions from the commentators after the fight?
You know, I thank Fabio for a great fight, man. I thank this team and, you know, we move on now. But thank God. All glory to God, man, for this victory.
So many good things you've done in the ring. The best thing, I think, was your jab. Your jab, everyone says your jab's like a right hand. It has that much power on it.
Was that the key to victory today, landing that jab? I had to pull out of the bag and rely on it and use all my skills. And yeah, what a great fight. What a great battle, man. But I'm number one again.
That you are. That you are. We're going to get to what next in a second. Normally, when you land those big right hands, fighters go down. Was you surprised that he was able to take those big right hands of yours?
Yeah, he's a durable guy, you know? He's a durable fighter, a great warrior. I thank you for a great fight, man. It was an honor to be in the ring with him.
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Chapter 5: How did Fabio Wardley demonstrate resilience throughout the match?
so many what next options for you you could do that again i think everyone would want to see that again the wbo mandatory is moses atama yeah alexander ucik said he'll fight the winner what do you want to do next daniel almost the world is yours again now now you have this belt what is it you want next i want to grow from this fight improve and come back even better and go in the ring a champion again
Daniel, the last time we did that big interview against AJ, you screamed into the mic, are you not entertained? I feel like I need another are you not entertained moment.
No, definitely.
Are you not entertained?
What a fight!
What a warrior! Thank you! I do want to do a little bit of a breakdown of it, even though it was just chaotic and it did go all over the place. One of the things, I'm not sure if you could see it from where you were, but... Don Charles was having to work furiously with Daniel at the end of the first, second and third.
And Daniel's father, often called Dave, but real name Stan, he got to Daniel in the first round.
He got in the ring, didn't he?
He got up in the ring in the second round. round talking and he was there the whole time and there were several times during the fight where there was a clinch where both where Daniel would look out and you'd see both Don Charles and Stan his father who Daniel benefits with you know created and given him the chance the opportunity and the belief in him And he would take their advice.
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Chapter 6: What did the trainers say about Dubois' performance during the fight?
But wow.
And there are people in the boxing business who get paid to be in the boxing business who have called him openly a coward for previous performances. That must make your blood boil.
Well, of course it does, but it's almost like I'm glad, I can say that now, that we won. It's almost I'm glad the fight went the way it did. Those who was questioning and doubting him, right? He gritted it, he went down, he got up, he didn't stay down.
You know what? It's been a pleasure and a privilege to build up to this fight, and it's always a pleasure dealing with you, Don. Thank you. We go back a long way, Steve. Too long. A long way. I love you, Steve. I love you too, Don. It's an open love affair between the two of us. You're a top man. Thank you, man. Thank you. God bless you.
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So that's Don Charles telling me what it was like in the corner and telling me what he thinks about the people that have severely doubted Daniel.
And how much he loved you.
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Chapter 7: What did Dubois and his father share about their feelings post-fight?
There was no need for any kind of stunts. You could feel it. Then at the weigh-in, there was something steely about their look. And then the way they came to the ring tonight, fantastic. Fabio looked absolutely like a demon. And Dubois, and I said it, I'm not being an off-timer, I said, he looks calm. He looks dangerously calm.
And then the first bell sounded, and then it was 28 seconds into the 11th round, and one of the all-time great, epic, brutal, savage, and unforgettable fights had taken place. Richie Woodall. was next to me. It was a privilege not to be next to me, but to be anywhere near that ring tonight. Richie, it's been great this week. Thank you very much.
And this week, you have downloaded pods, you have listened to the stuff we've done, you've caught our appearances, and I hope if you can listen back to the fight you do, because it was truly memorable. I've been Steve Bunce, and this has been a truly incredible week on Five Live. Thank you.
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