Dubois and Wardley both hit career-heaviest weights for WBO rematch
Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley will walk into their rematch heavier than ever before.
Dubois, the WBO heavyweight champion — holder of one of boxing's four major world belts — weighed 18st 2lb (115kg). Wardley weighed 17st 10lb (112kg) ahead of their WBO world-title fight on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, according to BBC Sport.
Both men have set career highs on the scales. Neither blinked at the face-off.
They first met in Manchester in May. Wardley floored Dubois twice before Dubois fought back to stop Wardley in the 11th round, as reported by BBC Sport.
The numbers show how much has changed since then. Dubois is more than 2lb heavier than for the first fight. Wardley is more than 6lb heavier.
Friday's weigh-in took place at Old Spitalfields Market in east London. Promoter Frank Warren confirmed there is no clause for a third fight, so there is nothing contracted beyond Saturday night.
What makes this stand out is the direction both camps have gone. Neither fighter chased speed by coming in lighter. Both have leaned into size for a return to a rivalry that already produced 11 bruising rounds.
The official weigh-in ceremony was listed by DAZN for Friday morning, with Queensberry releasing face-off footage of the two heavyweights ahead of fight night.
