Queensberry's Blockbuster Winter Schedule on DAZN

Queensberry Promotions have laid out their roadmap to close the year, confirming a heavyweight grudge rematch, a high‑stakes light heavyweight sequel and a world title clash in Belfast that could quietly steal the show.

Three months. Three main events. All on DAZN.

Dubois vs Wardley 2: Heavyweight bad blood at the O2

It starts in London on Saturday, October 17, when Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley run it back for the WBO heavyweight title at the O2 Arena.

Dubois (23-3, 22 KO) stopped Wardley (20-1-1, 19 KO) in the 11th round of a savage war on May 9 in Manchester. That night pushed both men to the brink. It also demanded a sequel.

They shared a ring again ahead of the Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic main event, this time only to announce the rematch. Frank Warren took centre stage to confirm what everyone expected: this is Queensberry’s flagship fight of the trio, and it’s being lined up as a DAZN pay-per-view or Ultimate tier headliner.

Dubois, never one for flowery build-up, kept it blunt.

“It’ll be another dominant victory and amazing performance. I can’t wait. Yeah. Let’s get it on,” he said, leaning into the same ice-cold confidence that’s carried him through 22 knockouts.

Asked about cleaning up the mistakes from the first meeting, he didn’t flinch at the idea of another punishing night.

“When you get in the water, you’re gonna get wet,” Dubois said. “I love every bit of it. I can’t wait for it.”

Wardley, beaten but not broken in May, sees the O2 as the perfect place to flip the script.

“The O2 is like a home away from home for me, so doing the fight back here will be special,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to getting straight back into it. It’s going to be a rematch, and it’s going to be revenge.

“We came into that fight with all the confidence in the world, but adjustments need to be made. And I’ve proven time and time again — you look at my fights with Frazer Clarke, the adjustments I made, or the Justis Huni performance into the Joseph Parker performance. I’ve proven I’m adaptable and I can change. That’s what we need to do for this fight.”

Dubois’ response cut through the politeness.

“We’ll see. Give me some of that face-to-face shit, boy.”

They obliged. No shoves, no theatrics, just a long, cold stare that said enough about where this rivalry is heading when the bell rings in October.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2: Reluctant rematch, real jeopardy

On November 7 in Manchester, Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson meet again at light heavyweight, this time with the interim WBC 175 lb title on the line.

Their first fight in September 2024 never dominated the headlines like Dubois-Wardley, but it delivered. Buatsi (20-1, 13 KO) edged a split decision over Hutchinson (20-2, 14 KO) in a tight, tactical contest. Hutchinson hit the deck twice and lost a point in the seventh, yet plenty at ringside still felt he’d done enough to nick it.

That sense of unfinished business dragged them back together.

Buatsi didn’t pretend this was his dream assignment.

“This is what was put in front of me. He said we were gonna run it back two years ago, so here we are, man,” he said. “Something’s at stake. If nothing was at stake, I wouldn’t be here.”

Hutchinson has been waiting for this.

“I’m very, very excited. This has took two years to get here, and now we’re here again,” he said. “I told him two years ago after the fight, ‘I’m gonna get ya,’ and now we’re here. I’m gonna win. Simple.”

Buatsi’s reluctance and Hutchinson’s hunger create a different kind of tension. No trash talk circus, no wild promises, just the knowledge that the winner moves closer to full world honours at 175, and the loser gets shoved to the back of a very long queue.

Cacace vs Ball: Belfast gets its world title night

The year closes in Belfast on December 19, where Anthony Cacace defends his WBA super featherweight title against Nick Ball in what could be the most explosive fight of the lot.

Cacace (25-1, 9 KO) claimed the WBA 130 lb belt from Jazza Dickens on March 14 and now walks into a first defence against a man desperate to reign again. Ball (23-1-1, 13 KO) lost the WBA featherweight title by 12th-round TKO to Brandon Figueroa on February 7 in Liverpool and has jumped up in weight for another crack at glory.

There was no animosity when they spoke. Just the sound of two men who know exactly what’s at stake.

“Nick’s a great fighter, an ex-world champion, he’s beaten them all. I expect a good scrap. He’s a hard man. Let’s do it,” Cacace said.

“It’s a massive opportunity at a new weight,” Ball replied. “He’s a solid champion, it’s going to be a good fight.”

No need for insults. Belfast will provide the edge. Two honest, front-foot fighters, a world title on the line, and a city that knows how to turn a main event into a cauldron.

Three different divisions. Three very different stories.

Dubois and Wardley trying to settle a brutal heavyweight score. Buatsi and Hutchinson fighting not just for an interim belt, but for direction in a stacked light heavyweight landscape. Cacace and Ball promising a hard, clean fight that might end up being the pick of the bunch.

Queensberry have thrown down their winter schedule. Now the question is simple: who finishes the year as champion, and who gets left behind in 2024’s closing stretch?