Zhang vs Dubois

When is Zhang vs Dubois?

Zhilei Zhang could take on Daniel Dubois 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.

Zhang would be making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Heavyweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 275 days (9 months and 2 days).

Zhang vs Dubois stats

Zhilei Zhang would step into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Dubois would make his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Dubois would have an advantage in power over Zhang, with a 95% knockout percentage compared to Zhang's 81%.

Zhilei Zhang is the older man by 14 years, at 41 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 1 inch over Dubois. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Zhilei Zhang fights out of the southpaw stance, while Daniel Dubois is an orthodox fighter.

Zhang is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Dubois, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Dubois' 95.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 6 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Daniel Dubois is currently ranked number 2 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Zhang vs Dubois form

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Agit Kabayel 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 Deontay Wilder on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Joyce on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Joe Joyce on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Daniel Dubois has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat 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 beaten 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 defeated Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Daniel Dubois.

Zhilei Zhang last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Daniel Dubois' last outing was 8 months and 20 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Dubois' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Zhang vs Dubois?

Daniel Dubois is currently 13/25 (-190) to win the contest outright, while you can get 3/2 (+150) on Zhilei Zhang if you fancy the small upset.

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