The pair, who are both contracted to Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, meet for Wardley’s WBO heavyweight title at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester live on DAZN PPV come Saturday night.

Whoever emerges from the clash with the belt will have two main options: defend against Moses Itauma, who looks set to be named mandatory challenger, or hope to secure an undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk.

However, both of those fights have significant sticking points for depending on who wins in Manchester. Wardley has already stated that he does not plan on facing stablemate Itauma while Dubois has already been stopped by Usyk twice.

But if Dubois beats Wardley, he could feasibly make his first defence against Itauma. This would also allow Warren to push for WBC mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel, another of his leading heavyweights, to get his shot at Usyk.

So, during a media roundtable which he conducted alongside Warren, the 28-year-old challenger said his promoter must be hoping he wins so that he can make Dubois-Itauma for the world heavyweight title straight away.

“It’s definitely better for Frank if I win,” he laughed. “It’s a better fight isn’t it Frank?”

Warren could only smile back at Dubois. “I mean, look how strong we are,” he said in relation to his stable.

Having turned over under Warren as a teenager himself, Dubois knows all about the position that Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) is in as he climbs rapidly towards the top of the division.

When asked if Itauma reminds him of himself a few years back, Dubois said: “Yeah, he’s a good prospect, man.

“He did really well [against Jermaine Franklin] in his last fight. He took him out in style and he’s doing everything that’s asked of him, I guess.”

Before either of them have to worry about Itauma or Usyk, one of Dubois or Wardley have to emerge from Saturday night victorious. Many have predicted a shootout for the ages and Wardley has insisted he will be going out “all guns blazing.”

But former IBF heavyweight champion Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs), a decorated amateur boxer, says that it will be his skills and not just power that get the job done in Manchester.

“This is as much about skills as punch power,” he said. “I think I'm going to show that I've got a punch and a bit of boxing skill about me.

“I'm the one with the amateur experience and an amateur pedigree. So I'm going to show that on the night.

“Fabio has been lucky on his come up but his luck runs out when he comes up against me. You’ve seen him come back from the dead in fights but he can’t do that this time.”