Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley both weighed in at a career heaviest ahead of their WBO heavyweight championship rematch. Dubois, from London, scaled 253.9lbs for Saturday's fight, while Wardley came in at 248.3lbs. Both men had already set personal records for their first bout.
Dubois believes the weights signal that both fighters will be looking for power. "I'm ready to go, ready for my job," he told Sky Sports. "I'll break him down, break him down. Like last time, but better this time."
Dubois halted Wardley in a frenetic first fight in May, but the former champion excised the rematch clause in his contract in a bid to win back his title. Wardley expects a similarly tough contest. "Knowing it's going to be a hard, hard fight is what gees me up, what keeps me going," he said. He added that he had accepted a brutal rematch the moment he pressed the button on the clause.
At Friday's weigh-in at Spitalfields Market in the City of London, the rivals held their final face-off. Dubois's trainer, Don Charles, said his fighter's focus is total once a date is set. Promoter Frank Warren agreed that both men are confident and capable punchers. "It's definitely not going to go the distance," he said.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing