Daniel Dubois
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Born | Greenwich, London, England | 6 September 1997
Nationality | British |
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) |
Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 14 |
Wins | 14 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 0 |
Daniel Dubois (born 6 September 1997) is a British professional boxer. Since 2019 he has held the British, Commonwealth, WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles. He is known for his punching power and currently holds a 92.8% knockout-to-win ratio. As an amateur, he was a five-time national junior titlist and British amateur champion.
Amateur career
His Dad took him to the boxing gym at the age of nine to stay out of trouble in South London.[1] He trains at the Peacock Gym, Canning Town, working under Tony and Martin Bowers.[2][3]
Dubois had around 75 amateur bouts. He won two English schoolboy titles, two junior ABAs plus the CYPs. Won the British Seniors. He spent a year and a half as part of the GB Elite set-up in Sheffield and boxed for England around a dozen times, competing at the European Youth championships twice and winning gold medals at multi-nations in Tammer (Finland) and Brandenburg (Germany).[1]
He left the amateurs early with only a handful of senior amateur bouts. He was on the Great Britain Olympic team with the plan to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, however he opted to turn professional instead,[1] signing with boxing promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions.[2]
Professional career
Dubois' first fight as a professional was a knockout win in the first 35 seconds of the first round against Marcus Kelly on April 2017.[4] In his fourth fight, he knocked out Mauricio Barragan, a late substitute, in the second round to win the vacant WBC Youth World heavyweight title.[5][6] In October 2017, he knocked out AJ Carter in the first round to claim the Southern Area heavyweight title.[7][8] He won his first major title, the English heavyweight title, in his eighth fight in June 2018, beating journeyman Tom Little by stoppage in the fifth round.[9][10] He won the WBO European title in March 2019, beating former WBO World heavyweight title challenger, Razvan Cojanu, in two rounds.[11][12] Dubois was taken the full distance for the first time by veteran Kevin Johnson in October 2018, winning on points after ten rounds,[13][14] and beat Richard Lartey in the fourth round in April 2019.[15][16]
In July 2019, he beat Nathan Gorman by knockout in the fifth round to improve his record to 12 wins, 11 by knockout or stoppage, and win the vacant British heavyweight title.[3][17] Boxing journalist Steve Bunce said he “...fought like an old, seasoned bruiser, his feet flawless, his jab a stiff weapon inherited from relics of the ring”.[3] BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello described him as "...one of the brightest prospects in the sport at the moment."[17]
Personal life
Dubois' younger sister Caroline Dubois is also a boxer. She has represented Great Britain and in 2018 became the -60kg European junior, world youth and Youth Olympic champion.[18]
Professional boxing record
14 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 13 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | N/A | N/A | Joe Joyce | N/A | (12) | N/A | O2 Arena, London, England | Date to be confirmed |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Kyotaro Fujimoto | KO | 2 (12), 2:10 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained WBO International heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Ebenezer Tetteh | TKO | 1 (12), 2:10 | 27 Sep 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Won vacant Commonwealth and WBO International heavyweight titles |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Nathan Gorman | KO | 5 (12), 2:41 | 13 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant British heavyweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Richard Lartey | KO | 4 (10), 1:50 | 27 Apr 2019 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBO Global heavyweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Răzvan Cojanu | KO | 2 (10), 2:48 | 8 Mar 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Kevin Johnson | UD | 10 | 6 Oct 2018 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Tom Little | TKO | 5 (10), 0:58 | 23 Jun 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant English heavyweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | DL Jones | TKO | 3 (10), 2:23 | 24 Feb 2018 | York Hall, London, England | Retained Southern Area heavyweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Dorian Darch | TKO | 2 (10), 0:51 | 9 Dec 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | AJ Carter | KO | 1 (10), 0:48 | 16 Sep 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Mauricio Barragan | KO | 2 (10), 1:41 | 8 Jul 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 | David Howe | KO | 1 (4), 0:40 | 20 May 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Blaise Mendouo | TKO | 2 (4), 0:48 | 22 Apr 2017 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Marcus Kelly | TKO | 1 (4), 0:35 | 8 Apr 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Glynn (20 February 2017). "Getting to know Heavyweight teenage sensation Daniel Dubois". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Frank Warren signs super-heavyweight Daniel Dubois". Boxing News. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Bunce, Steve (14 July 2019). "Daniel Dubois harks back to glorious heavyweight era with dreadnought dismantling of Nathan Gorman". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Dower, Jim (9 April 2017). "Daniel Dubois vs. Marcus Kelly – Results". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Mackay, William (8 July 2017). "Daniel Dubois vs. Mauricio Barragan – Results". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Christie, Matt (8 July 2017). "Boxing Results: Daniel Dubois thrases Mauricio Barragan". Boxing News. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Gray, James (25 October 2017). "Daniel Dubois knocks AJ Carter OUT COLD: Paramedics rush into ring to treat heavyweight". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ BoxNation (9 November 2017). "Daniel Dubois reflects on vicious KO win over AJ Carter". BoxNation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Hutchinson, John (23 June 2018). "Daniel Dubois wins English title one fight quicker than Anthony Joshua with five-round demolition job of Tom Little". The Sun. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ McIntyre, Trevor (23 June 2018). "Daniel Dubois vs. Tom Little – Results". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Downes Jr, Wally (9 March 2019). "Daniel Dubois obliterates Razvan Cojanu inside two rounds to win WBO European title belt". The Sun. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Slater, James (9 March 2019). "Daniel Dubois Crushes Razvan Cojanu In Second-Round KO". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Declan (6 October 2018). "Daniel Dubois beats Kevin Johnson but fails to score KO against American journeyman". The Sun. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Dower, Jim (6 October 2018). "Daniel Dubois defeats Kevin Johnson". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Dubois: British heavyweight knocks out Richard Lartey in fourth round". BBC Sport. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ McIntyre, Trevor (27 April 2019). "Daniel Dubois stops Richard Lartey". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b Reddy, Luke (14 July 2019). "Daniel Dubois beats Nathan Gorman to win British heavyweight title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ https://www.teamgb.com/news/dubois-looking-forwards-after-incredible-year
External links
- Boxing record for Daniel Dubois from BoxRec (registration required)