Kabayel vs Joyce

When is Kabayel vs Joyce?

Agit Kabayel could face Joe Joyce in Summer 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

would be defending 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 1 month and 3 days.

Kabayel would be defending CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kabayel vs Joyce in January 1970.He has held this belt for 55 years, 2 months and 24 days.

Kabayel vs Joyce stats

Agit Kabayel would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Joyce would have a large advantage in power over Kabayel, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 69%.

Agit Kabayel is the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Joyce has a height advantage of 3 inches over Kabayel. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Agit Kabayel and Joe Joyce fight out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, totaling 131 compared to Joyce's 103.

Agit Kabayel goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Kabayel vs Joyce form

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 beaten Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against 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.

Joe Joyce has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kash Ali on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

Before that, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had won against Joseph Parker on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joe Joyce has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Agit Kabayel last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 11 months and 24 days ago.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

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