When is Dubois vs Parker?
Daniel Dubois could potentially square off against Joseph Parker in Tuesday 25th February 2025 Riyadh.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
The contest would be for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.
This fight will appear on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev's and Dmitry Bivol's clash for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship.
Dubois vs Parker stats
Daniel Dubois would step into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Dubois would have a large advantage in power over Parker, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 66%.
Daniel Dubois is the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.
Dubois has a height advantage of 1 inch over Parker. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker fight out of an orthodox stance.
Dubois is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 9 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 155 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Parker's 250.
Daniel Dubois goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.
Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.
Dubois vs Parker form
Daniel Dubois has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated 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.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.
Before that, 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.
He had won against Kevin Lerena on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he beat Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had beaten Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.
Before that, he had won against Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
He had defeated Jack Massey on January 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Daniel Dubois.
Daniel Dubois last fought 5 months and 4 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 11 months and 17 days ago.
Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 22 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.
Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Dubois vs Parker?
Daniel Dubois is currently 2/5 (-250) to win the fight outright, while you can get 7/4 (+180) on Joseph Parker if you fancy the upset.
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