Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois undercard boosted by highly-touted American heavyweight

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Jared Anderson is set to land on the Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois undercard.The American heavyweight is reportedly on the brink of signing on the dotted line to make his UK debut on the May 9 Queensberry show at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena.Anderson is one of America’s top heavyweight prospectsGettyThat is according to Sky Sports, who report that his fight will be announced this week.An opponent has yet to be confirmed, but we do know that it will kick off Anderson’s co-promotional deal between Top Rank and Queensberry.Anderson was once the most highly touted prospect in heavyweight boxing.Tyson Fury even tipped him as the “heir to his throne” after a particularly gruelling sparring session.However, his stock tumbled following a punishing fifth-round knockout loss to Martin Bakole in August 2024. Anderson was decked three times en route to the eventual stoppage and has only fought once since. That bout, a unanimous decision win over the unheralded Marios Kollias, left a lot to be desired.But he now has the opportunity to revive his career on one of the biggest cards of the year. Wardley vs Dubois Wardley is set to make the first defence of his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois in the main event.The Ipswich powerhouse snatched the WBO interim belt from Joseph Parker last October via an 11th-round stoppage.Wardley is making the first defence of his WBO belt against DuboisGettyIn victory, he punched his ticket for a fight with Oleksandr Usyk.However, Usyk opted to relinquish the burgundy and gold strap rather than defend it against Wardley.Wardley was subsequently upgraded to full champion and picked Dubois as his voluntary defence.‘Triple D’ has been out of action since suffering a second stoppage loss to Usyk in July.The 28-year-old dropped his IBF heavyweight title in the process. While most fighters would look to rebuild after such a crushing defeat, Dubois has admirably chosen to dive back in at the deep end.