“I’m ready to take down my next few opponents,” says Daniel Dubois as he chats about Fury vs Joshua, the Jake Paul crossover, and getting revenge for his losses to Usyk.
During fight week, fans and journalists (including Ariel Helwani) have found that Daniel Dubois doesn’t say much. On May 9, Dubois will try to become a two-time heavyweight champ when he faces fellow Brit and current WBO heavyweight champ Fabio Wardley at Co-op Live.
Their paths to this fight are quite different. Dubois was trained as a boxer from a young age, practicing since primary school. The Londoner turned pro in 2017, knocking out Marcus Kelly in just 35 seconds, after a strong amateur career. Wardley, on the other hand, recently left his job as a recruitment consultant to start his pro boxing journey, following four white-collar fights.
They also come across differently. Dubois doesn’t worry much about what the media thinks—he even cut short an interview with Helwani during fight week—while Wardley often looks sharp and calm in his public appearances.
SPORTbible caught up with Dubois before the fight, and he was in a good mood. He started the chat wearing trendy sunglasses but took them off to show a bruise above his eye. After sharing that his training camp went well, the conversation turned to the upcoming November fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Dubois has faced both men—he knocked out AJ at Wembley Stadium in 2024 and sparred with Fury early on.
So, who does Dubois think will win their big fight? His first answer was honest: “I couldn’t give a damn about their fight, to be honest.” But when asked again, he gave Fury the edge.
“Fury looked really good in his last fight,” Dubois said. “He’s got great boxing skills and ring craft. But you never know. Both of them are great fighters, real legends.”
Looking ahead, Dubois is confident about knocking out Wardley on Saturday. But what about fighting the hottest British prospect, Moses Itauma? He’s open to it.
“We’re all in the same era and division,” Dubois said. “Any of us could end up fighting each other.”
Itauma, the unbeaten 21-year-old, seems focused on a July fight for now.
Dubois has a solid record of 22 wins and just three losses as a pro. Those losses were to Joe Joyce (2020) and Oleksandr Usyk twice (2023 and 2025). Does Dubois want a rematch with Usyk? Not really.
“I think Usyk is going for big-money, low-risk fights now,” Dubois said, mentioning Usyk’s upcoming fight with kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. “I’m not chasing Usyk. I’m after the belts, the glory, the money, the big nights, and memories — and making a name that people remember for good.”
Dubois admits he’s not one for the spotlight but wouldn’t turn down a crossover fight. He was linked with Jake Paul before Paul’s December 2025 fight with Joshua.
“I’ll smash my next few opponents, big names… then fight some others for a lot of money,” Dubois said.
When asked if he’d fight Paul, Dubois said, “Yeah, I should have fought him before AJ did. But he didn’t fight me. We had a real offer a few months back. Then AJ took him. No one criticized that. You have to build a bigger name, a brand.”
If a crossover fight happens, it will be on Dubois’ terms: “One of them will come over to boxing to fight me for a big payday. I don’t even watch MMA.”
For now, Dubois is focused on beating Wardley, who looks like a true 50-50 challenge.
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