Dubois vs Kabayel

When is Dubois vs Kabayel?

Daniel Dubois could face Agit Kabayel in Spring 2026 Germany.

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

Kabayel would be defending his WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He has held this belt for 8 months and 10 days.

Dubois vs Kabayel stats

Daniel Dubois would step into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agit Kabayel would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Dubois would have a large advantage in power over Kabayel, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 69%.

Daniel Dubois is the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Dubois has a height advantage of 2 inches over Kabayel. Despite this, Kabayel has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniel Dubois and Agit Kabayel fight out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 9 months later than Kabayel, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Kabayel's 131.

Daniel Dubois goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Kabayel form

Daniel Dubois has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Oleksandr Usyk on July 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

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

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.

Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

He had beaten Kevin Johnson on June 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Daniel Dubois has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Daniel Dubois last fought 8 months and 30 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 27 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Dubois vs Kabayel?

Daniel Dubois is currently 1/2 (-200) to win the bout outright, while you can get 5/4 (+130) on Agit Kabayel if you fancy the small upset.

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