⚑ Blotter Flag · Narrative Spine
The Blotter’s lean was Dubois by stoppage. It arrived in the second round, and it arrived fast.
Dubois Got There First, and Stayed There
Dubois stopped Wardley in round 11 in May to take the WBO title. The rematch at the O2 took less than six minutes.
Dubois came out to land the first big shot and did. A jab opened the door, a straight right walked through it, and Wardley was down inside the first twenty seconds. He beat the count and got to his feet, but he was hit hard again before the bell, and the round told the champion what the next one could be.
Wardley spent the opening minute of the second round trying to get his legs and his range back. Dubois did not give him the time. A clean right landed, a barrage followed, and the fight was close to over before anyone in the arena had settled back into their seat.
Referee Steve Gray stood back as the shots piled up, and the towel came in from Wardley’s corner at 2:21 of round two. Dubois called Wardley brave and said it was his time and his era. Wardley said there is no shame in losing to the best, and that he will keep taking hard fights.
Wardley goes down in round 1 · Dubois (left) steps back · The O2
Round 1 · About 0:17
A jab, then a straight right. Wardley hit the canvas seventeen seconds into the fight, and the night never turned back.
Daniel DuboisDelivered
The program leaned on his power and his early pressure. He cashed both in under six minutes and held the WBO belt with no scorecard drama.
Fabio WardleyMissed
He was on the floor before he could get his own game started, and the fight never gave him room to build it.
Louie O’DohertyMissed
The Call was a decision win. He kept the British and Commonwealth lightweight titles on a draw, but the win that Call banked never arrived.
Bakhodir JalolovDelivered
He took all three cards and dropped Dacres in round five. The finish the program expected did not come, but the result did.
Official Result Record · Dubois vs. Wardley II
| Segment | Dubois | Wardley |
|---|
| Round 1 | 1 knockdown (about 0:17) | Down once, beat the count |
| Round 2 (finish) | TKO 2:21, corner threw in the towel | Stopped |
| Referee | Steve Gray |
| Record after | 24-3 (23 KOs) | 20-2-1 (19 KOs) |
Records per secondary sources.
Card-Wide Results · Blotter Call vs. Result
Called: O’Doherty by decision. Result: a majority draw, 115-114 Gomez and 114-114 twice, so O’Doherty kept the British and Commonwealth lightweight titles. Gomez started fast with rights, uppercuts and body work, and O’Doherty won his rounds with movement and the jab late. O’Doherty said afterward that Gomez should have won eight rounds to four.
Jalolov (right) and Dacres trade · The O2
Called: Jalolov by stoppage. Result: unanimous decision, 99-91, 99-90, 99-90, with a straight left dropping Dacres in round five. Dacres turned cautious after that and Jalolov boxed from range to move to 18-0 (15 KOs).
Four-rounder. Olaniyan dropped Garber twice in round two and the fight was stopped. Referee Amy Pu officiated. Olaniyan is 5-0 with five knockouts.
Birchall closed it in the seventh and moved to 13-0 with 10 knockouts.
Curtis won the vacant Commonwealth International super flyweight title. Referee Sean McAvoy.
Safari stopped Pollard in the fifth in his first pro win.
Aborode is 3-0 with three knockouts.
Noriega is 3-0 with three knockouts.
Ahmed finished it in the first round and moved to 4-0 with two knockouts.
Birchall won on points (60-54 on one card) and moved to 6-0 with three knockouts.
Hamilton-Allen won on points (40-36 on one card) to stay unbeaten.
Blueprint Accuracy Report · Volume 39
Story First Blueprint 7.0 · Accuracy Audit · Call Standard: Winner + Method
3 calls made · 2 winners correct · 1 draw · 1 method miss
No fabricated stats · All featured fighters accounted for
| Fight |
Blotter Call |
Result |
Verdict |
| Dubois vs. Wardley |
Dubois by stoppage (Lean) |
Dubois TKO 2, 2:21 |
HIT |
| O’Doherty vs. Gomez |
O’Doherty by decision |
Majority draw (went the distance) |
MISS · no win |
| Jalolov vs. Dacres |
Jalolov by stoppage |
Jalolov UD 10 |
HIT · method miss |
The co-main is the miss. The distance part of the Call held, but the Call was O’Doherty winning, and a draw is not a win. On the Jalolov Call the winner was right and the stoppage was not; Dacres lasted ten.
Rules referenced: 43, 47, 53, 55, 78, 80, 94, 100, 102.
Daniel Dubois · Fabio Wardley
Dubois Now Picks the Next Name
Filip Hrgovic, the IBF champion, was at ringside and called for a unification in March. Promoter Frank Warren suggested Hrgovic may have to face other contenders first, and Hrgovic is also reported to owe a defense to mandatory challenger Frank Sanchez. Dubois said he wants Hrgovic and the IBF belt. No date is set. Agit Kabayel, Sanchez and Usyk are all names in the mix.
Wardley, 31, has now lost to Dubois twice and says he will keep taking tough fights. His next fight will show how quickly he can rebuild.
Louie O’Doherty · Michael Gomez Jr.
A Draw Nobody Seems to Own
O’Doherty keeps both titles and an unbeaten record of 12-0-1, while Gomez, who started fast and had the only card in his favor, leaves without the belts. A rematch would be an easy sell. None has been announced.
Bakhodir Jalolov
18-0 and Still Waiting on a Big Name
Jalolov passed a ten-round test and moved to 18-0 with 15 knockouts. The next step is an opponent who can test him over distance.
Prospect Watch
Five Fighters Worth Following
Adam Olaniyan is 5-0 with five stoppages, Nelson Birchall is 13-0 with 10, and Fawaz Aborode, Aaron Noriega and Manny Safari all won by stoppage in their first few pro outings. Zayn Ahmed and Leighton Birchall are both unbeaten as well.
