Wardley to Defend Title Against Dubois

sportMay 10, 2026·191 words·2 min read

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Wardley to Defend Title Against Dubois

On Saturday, Fabio Wardley will defend his WBO (World Boxing Organization) heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois in Manchester. About 23,500 fans will watch the fight at the Co-op Live Arena. At the weigh-in, Dubois weighed 18 stone (115 kg), the most of his career. Wardley weighed 17 stone 4 pounds (110 kg). Both men have knocked out about 95 percent of their opponents.

The two boxers come from very different paths. Wardley started boxing in white-collar gyms and had little experience as an amateur. He often wins by knocking opponents out late in fights. Dubois has lost three times — once to Joe Joyce and twice to Oleksandr Usyk. But he knocked out Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September 2024, in front of 96,000 people. In January, Dubois returned to coach Don Charles at Farm Gym in Hertfordshire.

The fight matters for both men's futures. Wardley wants to fight world champion Oleksandr Usyk next. Another loss would hurt Dubois, who is a quiet man and lives under the strong influence of his father, Stan. The result will change the top of British boxing. Whoever wins, the night will be exciting for fans.

Vocabulary Translations· 9 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

defendv.

to keep a title by fighting

bảo vệdefender防衛するsavunmakdefenderbronićيدافعverdedigenзащищать卫冕방어하다

weigh-inn.

the official weighing before a sports match

buổi cân trước trận đấupesagem oficial計量（試合前）tartı (maç öncesi)pesaje oficialważenie przed walkąالميزان الرسميofficiële wegingвзвешивание（赛前）称重(경기 전) 계체량

amateurn.

doing a sport without being paid

nghiệp dưamadorアマチュアamatöramateuramatorهاوamateurлюбитель业余选手아마추어

opponentn.

the person you fight or play against

đối thủadversário対戦相手rakiprivalprzeciwnikالخصمtegenstanderсоперник对手상대

white-collaradj.

for office workers, not professional athletes

dành cho nhân viên văn phòng (không chuyên)amador (de escritório)アマチュアの（事務職向け）amatör (ofis çalışanları için)amateur (de oficinistas)amatorski (dla pracowników biurowych)هواة (للموظفين)amateur (voor kantoorpersoneel)любительский (для офисных работников)白领（业余）사무직 (아마추어) 의

knock outv.

to make someone fall and stop fighting

hạ gụcnocautearノックアウトするnakavt etmeknoquearznokautowaćيصرع بالضربة القاضيةknock-out slaanнокаутировать击倒（KO）녹아웃시키다

influencen.

the power to change someone's actions

ảnh hưởnginfluência影響etkiinfluenciawpływتأثيرinvloedвлияние影响영향력

championn.

the best person in a sport

nhà vô địchcampeãoチャンピオンşampiyoncampeónmistrzبطلkampioenчемпион冠军챔피언

coachv.

a person who trains a player

huấn luyện viêntreinadorコーチantrenörentrenadortrenerمدربcoachтренер教练코치