Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer, ‘Dynamic’ Daniel Dubois was beaming with delight within the early hours of Sunday, after he dumped former champion, Fabio Wardley within the second spherical of their rematch.
Sports247 studies that what had even tipped to be a bloodier conflict than the brutal tango they’d in May turned out to be an anticlimax, as Dubois floored Wardley in spherical one and despatched him packing within the second.
That marked a really early finish to their a lot-hyped rematch at London’s O2 Arena, and Dubois retained the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title he gained from Wardley in May in significantly better type than he did the primary day trip.
The rematch got here solely 5 months after they tussled toe-to-toe in a frenetic and brutal contest, throughout which Dubois needed to rise again on his ft twice from early knockdowns and punch himself to victory in a sensational 11-spherical bout.
Wardley, decided to shortly win again his world title, exercised the rematch clause in his contract and compelled this second battle to return early, however Dubois confirmed early indicators that he meant enterprise when his highly effective proper hook despatched his foe down on one knee within the opening seconds of the primary spherical.
Wardley sprang again to his ft instantly, solely to go down once more from a proper uppercut, for which the referee administered a rely, however the former champ stayed gingerly on his ft until the bell saved him.
After the restart, Dubois had his rival underneath horrible stress and Wardley couldn’t elude any of these beautiful punches, as he swayed, pinned again to the ropes and one other ‘DDD’ hook related with such jarring pressure that it wobbled his legs and he couldn’t maintain off the assault.
Dubois positioned his prey in a nook and went in for a end, jolting Wardley’s head a number of instances with a salvo of punches, till the opposing coach had no alternative however to throw within the towel and the referee rushed in to finish it; following which the Nigerian-born star had his hand raised in victory.
Dubois declared afterwards, “I had bad intentions from the beginning. Our back was against the wall first time. We just had to go out there and show we meant business tonight.”
Sports247 studies additional that, in one of many undercard bouts on the identical evening, 20-12 months-previous Nigerian-born Irish heavyweight prospect, Adam Olaniyan made brief work of British journeyman, Dan Garber.
