Frank Warren has dismissed the notion that pitting his own stablemates against each other is problematic, ahead of Daniel Dubois’s clash with Fabio Wardley in May.
Dubois and Wardley are both promoted by Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and will meet for Wardley’s WBO heavyweight title on 9 May at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena.
“I think everybody wins, to be quite honest,” Warren told The Independent. “There are fights that haven’t happened because of politics... the fact that we’ve got quite a strong presence in the division [means] we are making the fights happen.”
He added: “It’s not the end of the world if somebody gets beaten. Moses [Itauma] went and fought Dillian [Whyte], we made the fight. We’re making them happen.”
Warren cited Derek Chisora, who has 13 losses, as an example of a fighter continuing to land significant bouts despite setbacks. “What we’re trying to do is get them to a stage where they’re at the best they’re going to be to fight each other, and to make the best money they can make for those fights,” he said.
Warren also highlighted that such matchups like Wardley-Dubois are “compelling fights” and “ticket-selling” events, giving fans great value. He concluded: “Years ago, people would say ‘I’d have liked to see A fight B, but it never happened.’ But it’s happening now, we’re making it happen.”
