Daniel Dubois chooses calm after his Wardley win
DAZN Boxing's backstage interview finds the champion looking beyond the celebration, with experience against AJ shaping his response.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 202,201 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (15,403).
"AJ, now I'm back here again!" A mature Daniel Dubois is relishing his time as world champion 👑
The interviewer wonders whether Daniel Dubois is getting bored of knocking out champions. Dubois isn't joining in quite that easily: "Nah, I can't take no one for granted now."
That restrained dressing-room exchange is drawing unusual attention on DAZN Boxing. The Short reached roughly 177,000 views in eighteen hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for the format. Its comment section is more than a dozen times as busy as a typical opening day, too.
The clip pairs Dubois's reaction to his Fabio Wardley win with fight footage playing above him. While the action shows a stoppage against the ropes, the interview centers on why the man downstairs seems so calm amid the excitement.
"We've been through this before, you know, I've been through this before. AJ and now I'm back here again," Dubois explains. He says he wants to handle success more maturely this time and get the most out of it.
Viewers are discussing that accumulated experience, describing a fighter shaped by wins and losses. One even reaches for a Dragon Ball comparison: a Saiyan strengthened by each encounter.
DAZN's separate clips of Wardley's post-fight reaction and the rematch's opening are also drawing unusually large audiences. Here, though, Dubois supplies a quieter statement: "This just sends out a message to the heavyweight division and that's what it's all about."
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What viewers say
He's like a Saiyan. Every battle makes him stronger
@downbytheriver1245See it on YouTubeHe is a young veteran, he has had so much championship experience and is close to 30 which is wild
@94462See it on YouTubeDubois is mature . He's been through the wins and losses and is grounded now
@thekaurssquad7477See it on YouTube
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Big Dan has really grown on me over these two fights
@OfficialRider47See it on YouTubeWell done big Dan.
Great performance.@PeterMcnamara-v7zSee it on YouTubeLove this guy! Never change, Dan.
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Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- DAZN Boxing
- Subscribers
- 5,180,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 12,053,853
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,716,538 (on a normal day: 1,582,513)
- Video published
- October 18, 2026
- Video views so far
- 176,664 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 202,201
The numbers
Dubois's backstage reaction has already drawn far more views and comments than a usual DAZN Boxing Short receives on its first day.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which heavyweight does Dubois mean when he mentions "AJ"?
AJ is the widely used nickname of Anthony Joshua, whom Dubois has faced in the ring.



