Fight report
Daniel Dubois completed his latest resurgence with brutal efficiency when he became the WBO world heavyweight champion after stopping Fabio Wardley early in the 11th round of a dramatic and blood-soaked contest. Howard Foster, whose pale blue shirt had turned crimson as if he worked in an abattoir rather than in a boxing ring as a referee, jumped between the courageous fighters to rescue Wardley 28 seconds into the penultimate round.
It was a merciful stoppage because the fallen champion, with his face a mask of blood pouring from his badly cut and broken nose, had been examined twice before by the ringside doctor. Both fighters emerged with enormous credit after an epic battle.
Donald McRae is ringside in Manchester and there’s no hint of Guardian bias when I say I cannot think of a writer more appropriate to make sense of the madness I just watched unfold.
His report has landed and I will leave you to read it. Which is exactly what I will be doing. Thanks for following the fight with us.
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