Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley will collide in a rematch for the world heavyweight title after their thrilling first contest.
Dubois ripped the WBO belt from Wardley, and took his undefeated record, in a sensational first fight which is remembered as one of the great all-British heavyweight bouts. Dubois got up from two early knock-downs to batter Wardley, who refused to go down despite a bloodied and swollen face, and force the referee to halt the action in Round 11.
Rather than warm up to the rematch, Wardley has opted to dive straight back in to fight Dubois again.
Here's everything that UK fans need to know about the fight...
When is Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2?
Dubois (23-3, 22 KOs) and Wardley (20-1-1, 19 KOs) will rematch on Saturday Oct. 17 at The O2 in London.
How to watch Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2 in the UK
The Dubois vs. Wardley rematch will be broadcast by DAZN on pay-per-view.
Ring-walk time
The ring-walk time hasn't been confirmed yet but the fight is in London so UK fans can expect to watch it before midnight on Saturday Oct. 17.
What's at stake?
Firstly, Dubois is defending the WBO heavyweight championship that he won from Wardley.
For Dubois he is seeking to justify himself as the world's top heavyweight. Oleksandr Usyk vacated all of the titles after becoming undisputed and is surely close to the end of his career. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury's next chapter will be against each other. Moses Itauma must rebuild from a shock first loss. The other heavyweight champions are Murat Gassiev (IBF), Agit Kabayel (WBC) and Filip Hrgovic (IBF) who Dubois has already beaten.
"I was coming off a defeat last time, so I was a bit nervous and stuff. It is just a fresh start for me now," Dubois said. "I feel even better, [with a] smoother training camp this time and I will be ready for war."
He added: "I have got to put things right this time, be sharp off the mark, more precise, and take him out in style this time. Just raise my level now, raise my game and break him down again.
"I am going to come in as champion and just demonstrate my skill and my pedigree what I have."
Wardley must show what he's got left after a particularly punishing first loss. He was truly battered by Dubois and some fighters struggle to come back strongly from such a pasting. His decision to jump straight back into this rematch rather than pursuing another route will also be scrutinised.
"I felt like I was a victim of my own success in them early stages," Wardley said about the first fight.
"I just got trigger-happy, got carried away with just trying to launch that right hand, to get the fight finished up."
The 31-year-old added: "I have proven time and time again that I am able to adapt, adjust, change, develop. I will do all those things in this camp -- and I will come through on top on the night with a knockout."
Dubois vs. Wardley 2 undercard
TBC