Two world title fights are scheduled for 17 October on DAZN: Daniel Dubois against Fabio Wardley for the WBO heavyweight title in London, and Sebastian Fundora against Ermal Hadribeaj for the WBC super welterweight title in Carson, California.
Daniel Dubois will defend his WBO world heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley in London, and Sebastian Fundora will defend his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj in Carson, California, according to DAZN’s boxing schedule as relayed in a search summary. Both cards are on DAZN and are dated 17 October 2026.
The listing describes the date as a Friday, but 17 October 2026 falls on a Saturday, so the weekday in the summary appears to be a mistake. Delima News uses the date and advises readers to check the broadcaster’s own schedule for start times, which the summary does not give.
The London card also lists a bout between Louie O’Doherty and Michael Gomez Jr. and further heavyweight fights, according to the summary. The sources reviewed do not give the weights, the records of the boxers or the venue in London.
The Carson card features Fundora against Hadribeaj for Fundora’s WBC super welterweight title, plus a middleweight fight and other bouts, according to the same summary. Carson is in California, and the sources reviewed do not name the arena.
The summary also lists ONE Samurai 4, a mixed martial arts event, on 17 October at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The UFC is in action the same day, as Delima News has reported: UFC Fight Night in Edmonton on 17 October is headlined by Joaquin Buckley against Mike Malott. The three events give fight fans a crowded Saturday.
There is little detail in the sources about the fighters themselves. The sources reviewed do not give the records of Dubois, Wardley, Fundora or Hadribeaj, the odds, the number of rounds or the history of the two heavyweights.
The two main cards are on opposite sides of the Atlantic. London is eight hours ahead of California on 17 October, a time difference that Delima News has worked out from British Summer Time and Pacific Daylight Time, so the Carson fight will start many hours after the London card finishes. The DAZN listing does not give start times, so readers should check the broadcaster for the exact schedule in their own time zone.
Dubois is described as the holder of the WBO world heavyweight title, and the fight is for that title, according to the summary. Wardley is the challenger. The summary does not say whether Wardley holds another belt or how the fight was agreed.
Three title fights or major cards on one date is not unusual in boxing, but the listing also includes a mixed martial arts show in Tokyo and the UFC event in Edmonton, which Delima News has counted as separate events, so there are at least four combat sports shows on 17 October across three continents: Europe, North America and Asia. The count is Delima News’ own, based on the events named in its reports.
The same schedule lists Thursday Night Fights at 8 pm Eastern on 15 October and other boxing events through the month, but it does not give the details, so they are not covered here.
Delima News will report the results once the fights have taken place.
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