Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois undercard has four fights added including heavyweight showdown

The Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois undercard is beginning to take shape.

Wardley is set to make the first defence of his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9 at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena.

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Four fights have been added to the Queensberry Promotions bill, including a heavyweight clash between Jared Anderson and Solomon Dacres.

Anderson (18-1) recently signed a co-promotional deal with Queensberry alongside long-time promoter Top Rank.

The 26-year-old was once considered to be the future of the heavyweight division.

However, a fifth-round knockout loss to Martin Bakole in August 2024 halted his rapid rise.

Anderson has only fought once since then, a unanimous decision win over the unheralded Marios Kollias in February 2025.

Dacres (10-1) is a former English heavyweight champion.

He defended the title twice before dropping it to David Adeleye in December 2024 via a blistering 80-second stoppage.

Dacres then spent eight months on the sidelines before rebounding to outpoint Vladyslav Sirenko on the Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois undercard.

Who else is on the undercard?

Elsewhere on the undercard, Jack Rafferty and Ekow Essuman meet in a domestic dust-up at super lightweight.

Rafferty (26-0-1) is ranked by WBC and WBO and is looking to get his world title bid back on track after a majority draw with Mark Chamberlain last August.

Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois undercard

• Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois – WBO heavyweight title fight
• Jared Anderson vs Solomon Dacres – heavyweight
• Jack Rafferty vs Ekow Essuman – super lightweight
• Liam Cameron vs Bradley Rea – light heavyweight
• Khaleel Majid vs Gavin Gwynne – super lightweight

For Essuman (22-2), the fight may be his last shot at glory after a crushing 11th-round stoppage to Jack Catterall last November.

Wardley vs Dubois is also supported by a light heavyweight bout between Liam Cameron and Bradley Rea, as well as a super lightweight contest between Khaleel Majid and Gavin Gwynne.

Cameron (24-7-1) bounced back from a second-round stoppage loss to Ben Whittaker to beat Troy Jones last November.

Rea (21-2) will be hoping he can also return to winning ways after coming up short against Lyndon Arthur on the same card as Cameron vs Jones.

Majid (16-0) remains unbeaten as a pro and is taking a step up against former European, British and Commonwealth champion Gwynne (18-4-2), who most recently drew with Cameron Vuong.