Wardley vs Dubois result: 9 May 2026 heavyweight title fight
Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in round 11 on 9 May 2026. Read the verified result, early knockdowns and archive notes without expired betting prices.
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Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the eleventh round of their WBO heavyweight title fight on 9 May 2026 at Co-op Live in Manchester. Dubois became champion despite being knocked down twice earlier in the contest. This is a results archive for that fight, replacing the pre-fight preview; it is not a listing of current betting markets.
Wardley vs Dubois: the official result
| Detail | Result |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 May 2026 |
| Venue | Co-op Live, Manchester |
| Winner | Daniel Dubois |
| Method | Technical knockout |
| Stoppage | Round 11, 0:28 |
| Scheduled distance | 12 rounds |
| Title | WBO heavyweight championship |
The BoxRec bout record gives the stoppage time and identifies Howard Foster as the referee. The result was a stoppage rather than a points decision, so the judges’ scores did not determine the winner.
How Dubois recovered
According to Sky Sports’ fight report, Wardley dropped Dubois in the opening seconds and again in the third round. Dubois recovered, established his jab and landed repeated right hands. Wardley was under heavy pressure in the sixth but continued; Foster eventually stopped the fight early in the eleventh.
That sequence explains why the final result alone misses an important part of the contest. Wardley’s early knockdowns did not end the fight, and Dubois’s eventual stoppage came after both men had been through several further rounds. There is no need to turn that outcome into a claim that either fighter was a reliable betting selection.
What this archive does—and does not—show
A winner market, a method-of-victory market and an exact-round market ask different questions. The recorded outcome here is Dubois by technical knockout in round 11. A bet on that fight must still be checked against its accepted market wording and settlement rules; this report is not an account-level settlement confirmation.
Pre-fight prices and predictions have been removed because the event has finished. They should not appear beside a current offer as though the fight can still be bet on. For the meaning of odds and cash-stake returns, use the BCP bet calculator guide.
Result sources checked on 1 October 2026: BoxRec’s bout record and Sky Sports’ report, published on 10 May 2026. No rematch date or current boxing price is supplied here.
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