Kabayel vs Joyce

When is Kabayel vs Joyce?

Agit Kabayel could face Joe Joyce 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 1 year and 12 days.

Kabayel vs Joyce stats

Agit Kabayel would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 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 70%.

Agit Kabayel is the younger man by 7 years, at 33 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 21 more professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Joyce's 113.

Agit Kabayel goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Kabayel vs Joyce form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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 beaten Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

Joe Joyce has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Filip Hrgovic on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

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

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had been beaten by 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.

Activity check

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

Agit Kabayel last fought 6 months and 6 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 12 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

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