Joshua vs Kabayel

When is Joshua vs Kabayel?

Anthony Joshua could potentially square off against Agit Kabayel in Summer 2026 the United Kingdom.

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

Kabayel would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He has held this belt for 11 months and 8 days.

Joshua vs Kabayel stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agit Kabayel would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Joshua would have an advantage in power over Kabayel, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 70%.

Anthony Joshua is the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Joshua has a height advantage of 3 inches over Kabayel. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Agit Kabayel fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 3 months later than Kabayel, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Kabayel's 134.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Joshua vs Kabayel form

Anthony Joshua has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Jake Paul on December 19, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had won against Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight, he beat Damian Knyba on January 10, 2026, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Anthony Joshua last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 5 months ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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