Дэниел Дюбуа и Фабио Уордли проведут реванш за титул чемпиона мира по боксу в тяжелом весе. Бой состоится в субботу в Лондоне на арене «О2 Арена». Это первая защита титула WBO для Дюбуа, которому 29 лет.
В первом бою в мае в Манчестере Дюбуа остановил Уордли нокаутом в 11-м раунде. Тогда Дюбуа дважды был сбит на канвас, но поднялся и довел бой до победы. Фабио Уордли, 31 год, из Ипсвича, потерпел первое поражение в своей профессиональной карьере в том бою. Уордли немедленно активировал пункт о реванше в своем контракте, чтобы вернуть титул.
Между боксерами 41 нокаут в 43 совместных победах. Это обещает еще один взрывной бой на «О2 Арена». Сможет ли Дюбуа повторить свою победу или Уордли возьмет реванш и станет двухкратным чемпионом мира?
Барри Джонс, бывший чемпион мира в суперперомом весе, прокомментировал предстоящий бой. "It's very hard to pick against the winner of the first fight when there's a rematch. Dubois was so composed, even after being knocked down twice. Wardley can knock out any person at any time, that's what took him from no experience on the white-collar scene to a world champion. You know what you will get with him. " "When he was knocked down, his corner played a great role to keep him calm and he knew what he had to do - hit Wardley clean and often. " " Ade Oladipo - DAZN presenter " "So I favour Dubois. We know Wardley has the knockout power but I think Dubois is the best heavyweight in the world - with Oleksandr Usyk on an island by himself and we'll wait to see what he will do next. " "If I had to put money on someone, I'm putting all my chips on Dubois getting the stoppage again."
Джонни Фишер, британский тяжеловес, также дал свой прогноз. "It's a great fight. Credit to Wardley for going back in there after taking some serious, serious damage and still standing - unbelievable tenacity from the man. And he can hurt Dubois - we saw that in the first minute or so of the fight. " " Richard Riakporhe - British heavyweight champion " "I'd give Wardley a 60-40 edge, but I wouldn't be surprised either way." "I think Daniel Dubois will come into this fight with enormous confidence, particularly after the way he came through two early knockdowns and went on to dominate thereafter. I struggle to see what Fabio Wardley can do differently this time to change the outcome. " "Wardley is a huge puncher himself, but I believe Dubois has more dimensions to his game, with a Plan B and Plan C if things don't go exactly as planned. I don't think we're going to see a long feeling-out process here. " " Carl Frampton - former two-weight world champion " "His nose doesn't look like it's recovered. The only way for Wardley to win is to throw the kitchen sink at Dubois for the first three or four rounds. That gives him a chance. But the longer it goes on, Dubois' jab will do damage and Wardley's nose will be damaged again. " "I see Dubois winning between rounds seven and 10." "I'd love Fabio to level the score so we get a trilogy, and he certainly can, but it'll be a tough night's work. My head says Daniel will be too confident and too calculated this time around for Fabio to pose much of a threat, and he'll get taken out again. I think Daniel will pick up where he left off, making it an easier and quicker win than the first fight. But let's see!" "The first fight was called 'don't blink' and I think it should be a legal requirement that you do not blink for this rematch either. It has every single component required to be an absolute barnstormer. " "But - and this is a big but - I'm not completely ruling out Wardley." "It's interesting because Fabio Wardley landed a big shot very early in the first fight and I think weirdly enough that earlier success messed him up. What he ended up doing was button bashing the same shot he landed right at the beginning and Dubois kept anticipating it after that. Wardley didn't adjust and I'm surprised he didn't. " " Jeamie TKV - British heavyweight " "I do believe Wardley has the capability to get the win this time. It should be a great fight and I hope both men put on a great display for everyone to see and go home happy to their families." "I fancy Dubois between the middle to late rounds. I think Wardley will come out fast and put it on him and that's his best chance. I wouldn't be surprised if he won early, but I think Dubois has his number. " " Nick Peet – journalist and broadcaster " "He's a much better mover and more agile than he's given credit for and now has a level of experience you can't manufacture, as we saw when he wisely took a knee in the first fight. " " Adam Smith - DAZN commentator " "Will it be repeat or revenge? Dubois is the world champion and favourite going in, but can Wardley find the power to keep Dubois down this time? Or does Dubois' confidence and power carry him through? " " Tony Bellew - former cruiserweight world champion "
Первый бой между Дюбуа и Уордли состоялся в мае в Манчестере и был назван одним из самых драматичных в тяжелом весе за год. Дюбуа поднялся с канваса дважды в первом бою, что показало его стойкость. Уордли получил серьезные повреждения в первом бою, но сохранил волю к победе.
