Dubois vs Bakole

When is Dubois vs Bakole?

Daniel Dubois could take on Martin Bakole Ilunga in Early 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

Dubois vs Bakole 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.

Martin Bakole Ilunga would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Dubois would have an advantage in power over Bakole, with a 95% knockout percentage compared to Bakole's 76%.

Daniel Dubois is the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

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

Both Daniel Dubois and Martin Bakole Ilunga fight out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Bakole's 85.

Daniel Dubois goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole Ilunga is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Bakole form

Daniel Dubois has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Kevin Lerena on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Bakole has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Jared Anderson on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ihor Shevadzutskyi on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rzeszow, Poland.

Before that, he had defeated Tony Yoka on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris, France.

He had beaten Haruna Osumanu on September 18, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Daniel Dubois has been fighting more than Martin Bakole Ilunga.

Daniel Dubois last fought 3 months and 15 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing was 5 months and 2 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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