Dubois and Wardley rematch set with purses undisclosed

Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley were scheduled to meet in a WBO heavyweight title rematch at London’s O2 Arena on October 17, with the financial terms undisclosed and published purse figures presented only as estimates. The supplied live coverage described the event and undercard but did not establish the rematch result. One estimate put Dubois’s total pay at £2 million to £2.5 million and Wardley’s at £1.1 million to £1.5 million, before any possible pay-per-view bonuses. The figures were described as independent forecasts, not confirmed guarantees or leaked contract terms. Queensberry Promotions and the boxers had not publicly disclosed the financial arrangements, according to the estimate’s account. The actual purses therefore could not be confirmed from the available information. The rematch followed their first contest in May, which ended when Dubois stopped Wardley in the 11th round. Wardley had knocked Dubois down twice, while Dubois went on to claim the WBO heavyweight title. Their second meeting put that title on the line again. The earlier bout’s dramatic finish helped raise expectations for the rematch, but it does not establish how the later fight unfolded. The...