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 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Bakole Ilunga would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 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 75%.

Daniel Dubois is the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Dubois has a height advantage of 2 inches over Bakole.

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 90 compared to Bakole's 80.

Daniel Dubois goes into the fight ranked number 6 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole Ilunga is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Bakole form

Daniel Dubois has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat 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.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Trevor Bryan on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Florida, United States.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

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

Before that, he had defeated Haruna Osumanu on September 18, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Sergey Kuzmin on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Daniel Dubois last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing was 1 year, 2 months and 8 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

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