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Tonight, Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley will collide again as they vie over the WBO heavyweight title, five months after their immense first clash.
In May, Dubois rose from the canvas twice in the first three rounds – including in the opening 20 seconds – before battling back to stop Wardley on his feet in the 11th round.
Wardley surrendered the WBO belt, beaten for the first time as a professional, while Dubois became a two-weight world champion.
After that dramatic showdown in Manchester, the British rivals will share a ring in London tonight, headlining at the O2 Arena.
Follow live updates and results from Dubois vs Wardley 2, below.
Fabio Wardley getting the love in London
Fabio Wardley is shown on the big screen warming up in his changing room, and it’s met with a big cheer from the crowd.
A reminder that his mammoth main event with Daniel Dubois will be up next.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
Better from O’Doherty as the penultimate round gets underway, with the champion surely knowing he needs a finish to get out of here with his title intact. He presses Gomez Jr early on and catches him in the corner.
But Gomez Jr responds and lands a nice two-piece before connecting with the jab, snapping O’Doherty’s head back. He doesn’t look like being finished.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
Round nine
Gomez Jr is breathing heavy but the pace is still there, catching O’Doherty with a big left. More punishment is unloaded in the clinch, the champion responding with shots to the body.
You’d be hard-pressed to give the champion a round as we approach the final rounds. He does tag Gomez Jr with a left cross but it feels largely insignificant, with the bigger shot of the round coming later from Gomez Jr’s hands. A stiff inside left lands flush. Very much the challenger’s to lose, this.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
Round seven
Gomez Jr is not letting up. He’s continuing to pummel O’Doherty not with killer shots, but with offence that will chip away at the champion and, at this rate, win him the right on the scorecards. They trade right hooks as the bell rings. Unrelenting, this.
Round eight
The attacks are piling up for O’Doherty who eats four or five punches to the face in quick succession. He’s being overwhelmed as another inside left lands on the money. O’Doherty aims to respond behind his jab but Gomez Jr mostly dodges.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
Round five
This has been a busy and taxing bout so far. Both men aren’t giving each other an inch as they land uppercuts and body shots in the clinch. O’Doherty is upping the ante after weathering a storm earlier in the fight.
More close-quarters stuff as Gomez Jr lands a sharp three-piece combo from tight. Another sharp right jab passes across to face of O’Doherty. He just keeps unloading at a ferocious pace, as O’Doherty tries to respond by getting a jab of his own through.
Halfway there.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
Round three
O’Doherty is firing back but it is still Gomez Jr on the attack. He’s piecing together big shots to the body and the head, snapping O’Doherty’s head back. The question is whether he can keep up this intensity if this fight gets to the latter rounds.
Round four
O’Doherty starts this on the front foot. He is beginning to go through the gears rather than constantly being on the defensive, landing a couple nice shots. But Gomez Jr isn’t exactly tiring. After a nice inside right, he gets him to the ropes and ends the round with a barrage of offence.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
O’Doherty is having to deal with some real pressure early doors here as Gomez Jr walks him down behind his jab. He gets him into the corner before landing a stiff uppercut. O’Doherty is firing back with some offence of his own but it hasn’t deterred Gomez Jr yet.
Gomez Jr is going for the kill early on. The bigger man is unleashing heavy artillery and is walking into any response from the champion without fear. A sharp right cross at the end gets a reaction from the crowd.
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr
One more fight before the main event we’re all waiting for, and it’s for British and Commonwealth lightweight gold as the undefeated champion Louie O’Doherty faces off against Michael Gomez Jr.
O’Doherty, at 12-0, added the vacant Commonwealth title to his British belt last time out as he put away Ahmed Hatim by unanimous decision.
Gomez Jr has held British and Commonwealth gold at super featherweight and will hope to conquer up a weight class.
Scheduled for 12 rounds, who will leave the O2 with the hardware?
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Adam Olaniyan vs Dan Garber
“It’s what I was made for,” says Olaniyan who adds tonight’s triumph to wins at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool and Croke Park. He loves the big stage!
Dubois vs Wardley 2 LIVE: Adam Olaniyan vs Dan Garber
It’s a strong start by Olaniyan. He tags a left hook across Garber’s face which gets a reaction but it’s a massive right at the end of the round that defines it, rocking Garber back into the corner.
This has the feeling of a quick statement for the 20-year-old Irishman.
Olaniyan is unloading Garber with one more big shot, Garber goes down!
But hold on, what’s going on here? His corner has thrown in the towel despite Garber getting back to his feet, and both Garber and the referee aren’t having it.
She kicks the towel back out, letting the fight restart, but within a few moments Olaniyan is all over Garber again and puts him to the canvas with a big right.
Again, the towel is thrown in and again, it’s ignored by the referee. It’s wild. The count continues, before it’s eventually waved off on the referee’s accord. Ridiculous stuff.
Adam Olaniyan def. Dan Garber via second-round TKO (1:15)
