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Five months after producing one of the most dramatic heavyweight fights of the year, Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley will renew their rivalry in London on Saturday.
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Dubois, 29, makes the first defence of his WBO world title after climbing off the canvas twice to stop Wardley in the 11th round of their thrilling encounter in Manchester in May.
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Ipswich's Wardley, 31, suffered the first defeat of his professional career that night but immediately activated his rematch clause in a bid to reclaim his world title.
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Wardley → suffer → title
With 41 knockouts between them in 43 combined victories, another explosive contest could be in store at the O2 Arena.
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contest → combine → Arena
Can Dubois repeat his victory or will Wardley gain revenge and become a two-time world champion?
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Wardley → repeat → revenge
BBC Sport spoke to figures from across the boxing world to get their predictions.
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Sport → speak → predictions
It's very hard to pick against the winner of the first fight when there's a rematch.
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It → pick → fight
Dubois was so composed, even after being knocked down twice.
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Dubois → knock → ?
Wardley can knock out any person at any time, that's what took him from no experience on the white-collar scene to a world champion.
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what → knock → champion
You know what you will get with him.
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you → know → him
It's when he has to think and can't find an answer and the panic occurs.
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panic → have → answer
If you whack him with big shots, he knows he can whack you back and hurt you.
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he → whack → you
"When he was knocked down, his corner played a great role to keep him calm and he knew what he had to do - hit Wardley clean and often.
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he → knock → Wardley
I think it will be the same result but Dubois might win a lot earlier this time.
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Dubois → think → ?
Wardley might knock him down and it will still be a thrilling fight while it lasts, but I think it will be Dubois inside five rounds."
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it → knock → rounds
I guess you have to go for repeat.
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you → guess → repeat
Wardley had his moments in the first fight but Dubois was so dominant.
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Dubois → have → fight
Getting up from those two knockdowns showed a lot as well.
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Getting → get → lot
"So I favour Dubois.
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I → favour → Dubois
We know Wardley has the knockout power but I think Dubois is the best heavyweight in the world - with Oleksandr Usyk on an island by himself and
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Dubois → know → himself
we'll wait to see what he will do next.
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Dubois is number one - with Wardley top five in the world - and I think he will take a lot of confidence knowing a) he is world champion and b) it's a very quick turnaround for Wardley who took a beating in the first fight five months ago.
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who → think → fight
"If I had to put money on someone, I'm putting all my chips on Dubois getting the stoppage again."
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Dubois → have → stoppage
And he can hurt Dubois - we saw that in the first minute or so of the fight.
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we → hurt → fight
Dubois has tremendous power and is dangerous at any moment, but I slightly favour Wardley.
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I → have → Wardley
I think his resilience, work rate and ability to find a way through tough moments could make the difference.
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I'd give Wardley a 60-40 edge, but I wouldn't be surprised either way."
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I think Daniel Dubois will come into this fight with enormous confidence, particularly after the way he came through two early knockdowns and went on to dominate thereafter.
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he → think → knockdowns
I struggle to see what Fabio Wardley can do differently this time to change the outcome.
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Wardley → struggle → outcome
"I expect Dubois to be even more aggressive and menacing from the opening bell.
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Dubois → expect → bell
His jab will be sharp, but what makes him so dangerous is that he has more than just a big right hand in his arsenal.
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he → make → arsenal
"Wardley is a huge puncher himself, but I believe Dubois has more dimensions to his game, with a Plan B and Plan C if things don't go exactly as planned.
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things → believe → B
I don't think we're going to see a long feeling-out process here.
"Dubois will look to impose himself immediately, put Wardley under pressure and take control of the fight early.
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Dubois → think → fight
This could be explosive from the very first exchange, so don't blink - because I don't think this one is going to last very long."
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Prediction - Dubois
Carl Frampton - former two-weight world champion
"I think it's going to be a repeat scenario, and it may even end earlier.
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it → think → ?
I'm not trying to be disrespectful to Wardley but when you're involved in those types of fights and are on the end of a beating like he was, sometimes you're not the same when you come back.
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you → try → beating
"His nose doesn't look like it's recovered.
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it → look → ?
The only way for Wardley to win is to throw the kitchen sink at Dubois for the first three or four rounds.
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Wardley → win → rounds
That gives him a chance.
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That → give → chance
But the longer it goes on, Dubois' jab will do damage and Wardley's nose will be damaged again.
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nose → go → damage
…and 42 more, not listed.
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