Dubois vs Parker

When is Dubois vs Parker?

Daniel Dubois could potentially square off against Joseph Parker in late 2025 Riyadh.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

The contest would be for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 4 months and 22 days.

Dubois vs Parker stats

Daniel Dubois would step into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Dubois would have a large advantage in power over Parker, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Daniel Dubois is the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Dubois has a height advantage of 1 inch over Parker. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker fight out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 9 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 157 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Parker's 252.

Daniel Dubois goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Parker form

Daniel Dubois has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Oleksandr Usyk on July 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Filip Hrgovic on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on August 26, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had defeated Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Daniel Dubois has been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Daniel Dubois last fought 3 months and 17 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 8 months and 14 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Dubois vs Parker?

Daniel Dubois is currently 4/5 (-130) to win the fight outright, while you can get 26/25 (+100) on Joseph Parker if you fancy the slight upset.

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