Dubois v Wardley II – Fight Week Begins
5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Dubois v Wardley II – Fight Week Begins

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 202634 min
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  • Sport

Repeat or revenge? As fight week begins, Buncey sits down with Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley ahead of their WBO heavyweight title rematch. Wardley explains what he’s changed since their dramatic first meeting in May, while Dubois reveals why he’s confident of winning again. Wardley’s longtime trainer Rob Hodgins also reflects on that defeat and what it will take to turn the tables this weekend.

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This is 5 Live Boxing. I'm not sure where to start. It's history because Saturday's fight between Fabio Wardly and Daniel Dubois

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is the third heavyweight title fight to take place in Britain in one year. That's never happened before. It was also the fight of the year when they first met in May. Will it be the same? Will it be better? Who knows?

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I'm Steve Bunce and this is 5 Live Boxing. It seemed to be all summer I was in a hotel somewhere in Britain interviewing people with the sun outside, standing by the Thames talking to guys in World Title Fights, in basements, dungeons talking to guys about World Title Fights. Well I'm back in one of those hotels

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