Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois predictions including Moses Itauma, Derek Chisora and Prince Naseem Hamed

Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois is a real titanic heavyweight duel, and it is dividing the boxing world.

Wardley will stake his WBO heavyweight title for the first time against British rival Dubois this Saturday night in Manchester.

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The heavyweight pair are viewed as two of the division’s elite right now, and have compelling all-action styles which could make for a classic match-up.

For the champion, it has been a remarkable rise, which saw him crowned the WBO title holder after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.

He scored a big win last time out against Joseph Parker, and is looking for another KO statement in what would be his biggest scalp yet.

As for Dubois, he is looking to become a two-time heavyweight world champion.

Victory would see him bounce back in the best way possible, having lost out on the chance to become undisputed champion last July with a second defeat to Usyk.

Fireworks are promised between the pair, and there is no real favourite to taste victory.

But nonetheless the squared circle’s biggest characters have had their go at separating the fighters…

Who is backing Fabio Wardley?

Moses Itauma

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The British heavyweight predicted: “I think Fabio can do it.

“Fabio keeps surprising everyone anyway so if you write off Fabio he’ll end up smashing Dubois out anyway so it doesn’t really matter what you think.

“You don’t really know what to expect from Fabio. I’d say Fabio wins, to be honest.”

Derek Chisora

“I believe that Fabio and Daniel [is a] great fight,” he said.

“I see Fabio winning it. Fabio’s tough. Fabio hasn’t got boxing skills; what he has is f****** heart, bro.

“When you fight somebody with heart, it’s going to be a long night. He got hit [against Parker], but he carries on coming.”

Eddie Hearn

“I’ve backed against Wardley about the last five times, and he’s proved me wrong the last five times,” Hearn said.

“I don’t even really want to back him, but if you ask me honestly, I believe Wardley will stop Daniel Dubois late in the fight.”

Who is backing Daniel Dubois?

Prince Naseem Hamed

He told talkSPORT: “I think that this fight is going to show us and answer every question that you want. I think that you are going to see Daniel Dubois probably fight the fight of his life.

“I just think that you need to understand something, Daniel Dubois has got very heavy hands and he hits to the body very well, just a little bit like [Agit] Kabayel hits very well to the body as a heavyweight.

“So, I think that, if he boxes the way that he can fight, I think that he is going to make it very, very hard for Fabio.”

Carl Froch

“This might be the one where actually, he [Wardley] finds out what pro boxing is all about because Daniel Dubois, if he is firing on all cylinders and he fancies the job, he could end up really causing some damage and knocking out Fabio Wardley bad,” he explained.

“But, Fabio Wardley has knocked out most of his opponents, he has never been done himself.

“I want to say that it’s a 50/50 fight on paper but in reality, you have got to make Daniel Dubois the favourite, and quite a strong favourite as well.”

Joseph Parker

“I do fancy Dubois,” he said.

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“I do feel like with Dubois, the boxing background he has, there’s a bit of a difference.

“I would say in my opinion Dubois is the bigger puncher. Fabio has some great knockouts himself, but there’s something about Dubois, just raw and aggressive.”