Boxing predictions, start times: Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2, Sebastian Fundora return set this weekend

A pair of title fights headline this weekend’s action in both England and the U.S.

A pair of title fights headline this weekend In May, Daniel Dubois won the WBO heavyweight championship with a stoppage win over Fabio Wardley. On Saturday, the pair will run it back in London (2 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV). That rematch highlights boxing's weekend schedule, though it's not the only world title fight on the menu. In the first meeting between Dubois and Wardley, Wardley scored knockdowns of Dubois in the first and third rounds. Despite that early success, the real story of the fight was the toughness Wardley showed across the rest of the fight, absorbing a tremendous beating from Dubois. Dubois was able to take advantage of Wardley's limited offensive approach and land crushing right hands round after round.

All Wardley could do in response was go back to the well with the same looping one-two combinations that had produced the earlier knockdowns. Wardley started boxing late in life, competing in white-collar shows from age 21 before turning professional. He found plenty of success, including late comeback knockout wins over Justis Huni and Joseph Parker in interim title fights before being promoted to full champion ahead of the Dubois fight. Dubois came up in a more traditional fashion, working through the amateurs before turning pro. That seasoning provided the skills and knowledge that allowed Dubois to make further