{"id":681243,"date":"2026-07-08T23:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681243\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T23:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:07:18","slug":"daniel-dubois-targeted-for-another-all-british-heavyweight-world-title-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681243\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Dubois targeted for another all-British heavyweight world title thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Dubois<\/a> could secure another domestic dustup, possibly against a fellow champion, if he comes through his expected rematch with Fabio Wardley.<\/p>\n

The pair collided for Wardley\u2019s WBO title in May, with the defending world champion scoring heavy knockdowns in rounds one and three.<\/p>\n

Dubois, however, was able to regroup in round four, using his thudding jab and superior footwork to gain control and start building a handy lead.<\/p>\n

By the end, proceedings had become increasingly one-sided as the 28-year-old engineered an 11th-round stoppage<\/a>, cementing himself as a two-time heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n

Since then, though, Wardley has activated the rematch clause in their contract, with the 31-year-old expected to land an opportunity to reclaim his WBO title later this year.<\/p>\n

For Dubois, meanwhile, there could be yet another all-British clash on the horizon, as heavyweight prodigy Moses Itauma believes their encounter is almost inevitable.<\/p>\n

First, the Queensberry stablemates must come through their respective next outings, with Itauma squaring off against Filip Hrgovic at London\u2019s O2 Arena on August 29.<\/p>\n

If Itauma emerges victorious, then the 21-year-old has told IFL TV<\/a> that he would aim to collect a title before entering a potential unification match with Dubois.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think me and Dubois will definitely happen at some point this year, next year or the year after. Only because it\u2019s two Brits and he doesn\u2019t seem like he\u2019s slowing down and I feel like I\u2019m speeding up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s definitely going to happen but, if it does, it will be after I\u2019ve got a belt and he\u2019s got a belt, or we\u2019ve got two each.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should he beat Hrgovic, Itauma may land a world title shot against Frank Sanchez, for instance, as the pair have already been ordered to collide for the vacant IBF strap<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Dubois could secure another domestic dustup, possibly against a fellow champion, if he comes through his expected…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-681243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}