Dubois vs. Wardley 2 Start Time: Date, Main Card Time and How to Watch in the U.S.
Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2 is on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at The O2 in London, and both U.S. boxing schedules we check list it for DAZN. DAZN hasn't published a start time or a ring-walk time for the rematch as of Sunday, Oct. 4. London is five hours ahead of Eastern time that day, so the card runs through the U.S. afternoon rather than at night.
What time does Dubois vs. Wardley 2 start in the U.S.?
Nobody official has said yet. ESPN's fight guide, updated Oct. 4, says the ring-walk time hasn't been confirmed, and promoter Queensberry's event page gives the date and venue with no time. The one clock time on the record is from the venue: The O2's event page lists doors at 4 p.m. in London.
| Saturday, Oct. 17 | London | ET | CT | MT | PT | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doors at The O2 | 4 p.m. | 11 a.m. | 10 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 8 a.m. | Listed by the venue |
| DAZN broadcast start | Not yet announced | Checked Oct. 4 | ||||
| Dubois vs. Wardley ring walks | Not yet announced | Checked Oct. 4 | ||||
The U.S. columns are our own math from the London time. Britain is still on summer time on Oct. 17; its clocks go back on Oct. 25. If the main event walks out late in the London evening, that's late afternoon in the East and around lunchtime on the West Coast. A 10 p.m. London ring walk, for example, would be 5 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. PT. That's a conversion, not a schedule. We'll put the real time in this table once DAZN posts it.
How can I watch Dubois vs. Wardley 2 in the U.S.?
On DAZN, going by the listings. Yahoo Sports' boxing schedule has the Oct. 17 London card on DAZN, and Bad Left Hook's schedule marks it as a DAZN pay-per-view. ESPN reports the fight is a DAZN pay-per-view in the U.K. as well.
We haven't found a U.S. price for the rematch on an official DAZN page, so we're not printing one. Prices quoted around the web right now mostly trace back to the first fight in May. The same goes for which DAZN plans include the fight.
| Question | What we can confirm | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 | Yahoo Sports, Bad Left Hook, ESPN, Queensberry |
| Venue | The O2, London | Queensberry, ESPN, The O2 |
| Title | WBO heavyweight championship (Dubois defends) | ESPN, Queensberry |
| U.S. broadcaster | DAZN, listed as pay-per-view | Yahoo Sports, Bad Left Hook |
| U.S. pay-per-view price | Not yet confirmed | Checked Oct. 4 |
| Undercard | Not yet announced | ESPN, Queensberry |
Who is on the Dubois vs. Wardley 2 undercard?
No undercard has been announced. ESPN lists it as to be confirmed, and Queensberry's page says the full undercard is coming soon. We only add fights here once the promoter or DAZN names them.
One thing that can trip up a search that day: a separate card is listed for the same Saturday. Both schedules show Sebastian Fundora vs. Ermal Hadribeaj and Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda on Oct. 17, on DAZN and TNT. It isn't part of the London show. The two schedules don't agree on where that card is, so we're leaving the location out.
What happened in the first Dubois vs. Wardley fight?
Dubois won it. He was knocked down twice early, got up, and stopped Wardley in the 11th round on May 9, 2026, in Manchester, according to The Ring; ESPN's account matches on the two knockdowns and the Round 11 stoppage. That win made Dubois the WBO champion, and Wardley used his rematch clause to get the fight back.
The Ring listed Dubois at 23-3 with 22 knockouts and Wardley at 20-1-1 with 19 knockouts when the rematch was announced on Aug. 29.
What time will Dubois vs. Wardley 2 end?
There's no published end time. A heavyweight title fight is scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds, which is 47 minutes with the breaks if it goes the distance, and the first one didn't. Without a ring-walk time, any finish time is a guess, so we aren't giving one.
For the rest of the fight calendar, our boxing section collects the big cards, and the UFC start-time page has that same Saturday's Fight Night in Edmonton. The weekend TV schedule covers UFC, F1 and NASCAR day by day, the start times section lists every page we keep current, and how we check start times explains the two-source rule behind the "not yet announced" cells.
FAQ
Is Dubois vs. Wardley 2 on ESPN or Netflix? Neither is listed. Both schedules we check have it on DAZN.
Is Dubois vs. Wardley 2 at night in the U.S.? No. It's a London card, so it lands in the U.S. daytime on Saturday, Oct. 17. The exact hour isn't announced.
Is the WBO title on the line? Yes. Dubois defends the WBO heavyweight championship he won from Wardley in May.
Sources
- ESPN, Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2: how to watch, ring-walk time, undercard, updated Oct. 4, 2026.
- Yahoo Sports, Boxing schedule 2026, read Oct. 4, 2026.
- Bad Left Hook, Boxing schedule 2026, read Oct. 4, 2026.
- The Ring, Dubois-Wardley rematch announced for Oct. 17 at O2 Arena in London, Aug. 29, 2026.
- Queensberry Promotions, event page for Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2 (queensberry.co.uk), and The O2's event listing (theo2.co.uk) for the doors time, both read Oct. 4, 2026.