Dubois vs Bakole

When is Dubois vs Bakole?

Daniel Dubois could take on Martin Bakole in late 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 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 387 days (1 year and 22 days).

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 1 draw, 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 5 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 the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Bakole's 97.

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

Martin Bakole is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 9 by the IBF, and 9 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.

Martin Bakole has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Efe Ajagba on May 3, 2025, by majority draw in their 10 round contest in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jared Anderson on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

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

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

Activity check

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

Daniel Dubois last fought 1 year, 3 months and 10 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 7 months and 28 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 28 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 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 2 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 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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