

Anderson-Dacres, Rafferty-Essuman added to Wardley-Dubois card May 9
Mar 26, 2026
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The undercard has rounded out for the May 9 show headlined by Fabio Wardley's WBO heavyweight title defense against Daniel Dubois at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, on DAZN.
Jared Anderson, who officially signed a co-promotional deal with Queensberry Promotions on Wednesday, will take on Solomon Dacres in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Anderson (18-1, 15 KOs) will be fighting for the first time since February 2025, when he defeated Marios Kollias by a 10-round unanimous decision. The bout was the first for Anderson after he was knocked out by Martin Bakole in five rounds in August 2024.
Dacres (10-1, 3 KOs) also bounced back from his lone loss last time out with a 10-round unanimous decision over Vladyslav Sirenko in July. Dacres was stopped by David Adeleye in one round in December 2024.
In a separate supporting bout, Jack Rafferty will take on another tough test in a junior welterweight clash against Ekow Essuman as both boxers look to get back into the win column after contrasting performances last time out.
Rafferty (26-0-1, 17 KOs) fought to a 12-round majority draw in his last fight against Mark Chamberlain in August.
Essuman (22-2, 8 KOs) got stopped by Jack Catterall in 11 rounds in November following a career-best unanimous decision win against Josh Taylor in May. Essuman will be fighting for the first time as a 140-pounder in his 10-year career.
Also on the card is a 10-round light heavyweight bout between Liam Cameron (24-7-1, 10 KOs) and Bradley Rea (21-2, 10 KOs), and a 10-round junior welterweight clash between Khaleel Majid (16-0, 4 KOs) and Gavin Gwynne (18-4-2, 5 KOs).
Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.
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