Dubois vs Fujimoto

Who won Dubois vs Fujimoto?

Daniel Dubois beat Kyotaro Fujimoto by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, December 21st, 2019, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Tommy Fury was victorious over Przemyslaw Binienda, Sunny Edwards beat Marcel Braithwaite for the BBBOC British Super Flyweight belt, Liam Williams defeated Alantez Fox, and Archie Sharp was victorious over Artjoms Ramlavs.

Dubois vs Fujimoto stats

Back in December 2019, Daniel Dubois stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kyotaro Fujimoto made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dubois had a large advantage in power over Fujimoto, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Fujimoto's 62%.

Daniel Dubois was the younger man by 11 years, at 22 years old.

Dubois had a height advantage of 5 inches over Fujimoto.

Both Daniel Dubois and Kyotaro Fujimoto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 3 months later than Fujimoto, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 47 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Fujimoto's 142.

Daniel Dubois went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Kyotaro Fujimoto was ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Fujimoto form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ebenezer Tetteh on September 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Nathan Gorman on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Richard Lartey on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Razvan Cojanu on March 8, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Albert Hall, London.

He had won against Kevin Johnson on October 6, 2018, by points in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

Activity check

Dubois' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Dubois vs Fujimoto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dubois vs Fujimoto?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Dubois vs Fujimoto?

Daniel Dubois was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Kyotaro Fujimoto made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.