Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley's rematch for the WBO heavyweight title has been confirmed for Oct. 17 in London.
The rematch was announced at the O2 Arena on Saturday in the build-up to Moses Itauma's heavyweight title bout with Filip Hrgovic. The fighters faced off, going nose-to-nose for the first time since their first fight.
They produced a fight of the year contender in May, with Dubois (23-3, 22 KOs) beating Wardley with a Round 11 stoppage to take his title and become a two-time heavyweight champion.
After Wardley (20-1-1, 19 KOs) activated the rematch clause in the days after the fight, the second act has been confirmed to take place at the O2 later this year.
Dubois survived two knockdowns in Round 1 and Round 3 with a classy boxing display and was heading for a victory on the scorecards before referee Howard Foster stopped the fight in Round 11.
"[Negotiations] didn't take long at all. The O2 is like a home away from home for me," Wardley said on DAZN. "Looking forward to getting straight back into it. Going to be a rematch and going to be revenge.
"We came into the fight with all the confidence in the world, but adjustments needed to be made."
