Dubois vs Bakole

When is Dubois vs Bakole?

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

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

would be making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Heavyweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 273 days (9 months).

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 would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses 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 fight out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Bakole's 87.

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

Martin Bakole is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 10 by the IBF, and 7 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 beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Ihor Shevadzutskyi on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rzeszow, Poland.

He had beaten Tony Yoka on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

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

Daniel Dubois last fought 9 months and 13 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 4 months and 12 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 7 days. 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, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

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