Zhang vs Dubois

When is Zhang vs Dubois?

Zhilei Zhang could take on Daniel Dubois in late 2026 the United Kingdom.

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

Dubois would be defending his WBO World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Fabio Wardley in May 2026. He has held this belt for 29 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 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Dubois would have an advantage in power over Zhang, with a 96% knockout percentage compared to Zhang's 81%.

Zhilei Zhang is the older man by 15 years, at 43 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 5 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 5 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Dubois' 111.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Daniel Dubois is currently ranked number 1 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 Fabio Wardley on May 9, 2026, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on July 19, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight, WBC World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before 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.

He had won against Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Activity check

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

Zhilei Zhang last fought 1 year, 9 months and 10 days ago, while Daniel Dubois' last outing was 6 months and 23 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 22 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, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 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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