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title: "Daniel Dubois defeats Fabio Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight title"
description: "Most outlets highlighted Dubois's early victory and title retention, with Dawn noting the second-round knockout and the rematch context, while The Express Tribune focused on the early stoppage and result. Both framed the win as decisive, though Dawn provided slightly more background on the bout's significance."
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# Daniel Dubois defeats Fabio Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight title

sports · updated 18 Oct 2026, 6:36 AM PKT · 18 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted Dubois's early victory and title retention, with Dawn noting the second-round knockout and the rematch context, while The Express Tribune focused on the early stoppage and result. Both framed the win as decisive, though Dawn provided slightly more background on the bout's significance.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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- **The Express Tribune** — [Dubois defeats Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight title](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635506/dubois-defeats-wardley-to-retain-wbo-heavyweight-title) · 18 Oct 2026, 6:36 AM PKT
  > The 29-year-old floors Wardley early before the referee stops the fight in the second round
- **Dawn** — [Dubois destroys Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight crown](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037979/dubois-destroys-wardley-to-retain-wbo-heavyweight-crown) · 18 Oct 2026, 3:58 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Daniel Dubois scored a crushing second-round knockout victory over fellow Briton Fabio Wardley to retain his World Boxing Organisation heavyweight crown on Saturday. In a much-anticipated rematch of their bruising 11-round classic earlier this year, Dubois dominated Wardley from the opening bell to batter his rival into submission in the second round. Dubois dropped Wardley after 17 seconds of ...

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