Daniel Dubois (boxer)
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Real name | Daniel Raphael Dubois |
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Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1] |
Reach | 78 in (198 cm)[1] |
Nationality | British |
Born | Greenwich, London, England | 6 September 1997
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 18 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 1 |
Daniel Raphael Dubois[2] (born 6 September 1997) is a British professional boxer who held the WBA interim heavyweight title from June to August 2021. He has held multiple regional heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2019 to 2020. As an amateur, he was a five-time national junior titlist and British champion. He is known for his punching power and currently holds a 94% knockout-to-win percentage.[3]
Amateur career[]
His father took him to the boxing gym at the age of nine to stay out of trouble in South London.[4] He trains at the Peacock Gym in Canning Town, working under Tony and Martin Bowers.[5][6] 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).[4] 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,[4] signing with boxing promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions.[5]
Professional career[]
Early career[]
Dubois' first fight as a professional was a knockout win in the first 35 seconds of the first round against Marcus Kelly in April 2017.[7] In his fourth fight, he knocked out Mauricio Barragan, a late substitute, in the second round to win the vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title.[8][9] In October 2017, he knocked out AJ Carter in the first round to claim the Southern Area heavyweight title.[10][11] He won the English heavyweight title in his eighth fight in June 2018, beating journeyman Tom Little by stoppage in the fifth round.[12] He won the WBO European title in March 2019, beating former WBO heavyweight title challenger, Razvan Cojanu, in two rounds.[13] Dubois was taken the full distance for the first time by veteran Kevin Johnson in October 2018, winning on points after ten rounds,[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 stoppage, and win the vacant British heavyweight title.[6][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”.[6] BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello described him as "...one of the brightest prospects in the sport at the moment."[17]
In his next fight, Dubois faced Ebenezer Tetteh. Dubois blasted Tetteh out in the first round, while dropping him twice in the process.[18]
After that, Dubois faced Japanese heavyweight Kyotaro Fujimoto. Fujimoto was overmatched from the beginning, fighting to survive from the opening bell. In the second round, Dubois connected on a right hand that knocked out Fujimoto.[19]
On 29 August, 2020, Dubois had another dominant win, this time against Ricardo Snijders. Dubois managed to drop his opponent three times in the first round. The first round would end up being the last that Snijders would survive, as the referee waved the fight off after Dubois dropped his opponent for the fourth time.[20]
Rise up the ranks[]
Dubois vs. Joyce[]
On 28 November 2020, Dubois made the first defence of his British and Commonwealth titles, alongside his WBC Silver and WBO International titles, in a highly anticipated domestic matchup against Joe Joyce at the Church House in London, with the vacant European title also on the line. In a closely contested fight that had implications for future world title hopes, Dubois was landing the harder and cleaner punches while Joyce stayed at range behind powerful jabs. The repeated accurate jabs from Joyce caused swelling to the left eye of Dubois from the second round. In the tenth, after another hard jab landed on his now-swollen-shut eye, Dubois went down on one knee, allowing the referee to count him out to suffer the first loss of his career.[21] Following the fight it was revealed that Dubois had suffered a broken left orbital bone and nerve damage around the eye.[22]
Dubois vs. Dinu[]
After a layoff of over six months, Dubois returned to the ring on 5 June 2021 to face Bogdan Dinu in Telford. Dubois won the bout by second-round knockout, winning the vacant WBA interim heavyweight title in the process. The win also made him the mandatory challenger for the WBA (Regular) title held by undefeated Trevor Bryan.[23]
Dubois vs. Cusumano[]
Dubois made his U.S. debut on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley on 29 August 2021. He faced Joe Cusumano, and prevailed via first-round technical knockout victory. In his post-fight interview, he expressed interest in challenging Trevor Bryan for his WBA (Regular) title.[24]
Personal life[]
Dubois' father is from Grenada.[25] His 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.[26]
Professional boxing record[]
18 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 16 | 1 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:10 | 29 Aug 2021 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 0:31 | 5 Jun 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA interim heavyweight title |
16 | Loss | 15–1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (12), 0:36 | 28 Nov 2020 | ![]() |
Lost British, Commonwealth, WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles; For vacant European heavyweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12), 0:20 | 29 Aug 2020 | ![]() |
Retained WBO International heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 2:10 | 21 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
Retained WBO International heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:10 | 27 Sep 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant Commonwealth and WBO International heavyweight titles |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12), 2:41 | 13 Jul 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant British heavyweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 1:50 | 27 Apr 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO Global heavyweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 2:48 | 8 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 6 Oct 2018 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 0:58 | 23 Jun 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant English heavyweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:23 | 24 Feb 2018 | ![]() |
Retained Southern Area heavyweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 0:51 | 9 Dec 2017 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10), 0:48 | 16 Sep 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 1:41 | 8 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:40 | 20 May 2017 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 0:48 | 22 Apr 2017 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 0:35 | 8 Apr 2017 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ a b "BoxRec1 : Daniel Dubois". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Daniel Raphael Dubois".
- ^ "BoxRec: Daniel Dubois". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McIntyre, Trevor (23 June 2018). "Daniel Dubois vs. Tom Little – Results". Boxing News 24. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christ, Scott (27 September 2019). "Daniel Dubois wipes out Ebenezer Tetteh in first round". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Dubois vs Kyotaro Fujimoto: Londoner claims another victim". SecondsOut Boxing News. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Dubois blasts out Ricardo Snijders in two rounds, Joe Joyce clash set for October 24". The Ring. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Christ, Scott (28 November 2020). "Dubois vs Joyce: Live streaming results and coverage, 2:30 pm ET". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Reddy, Luke (29 November 2020). "Daniel Dubois suffers broken eye socket in Joe Joyce defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Dubois stops Bogdan Dinu to claim WBA interim heavyweight title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Idec, Keith. "Daniel Dubois Makes U.S. Debut, Demolishes Cusumano in One Round". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (30 September 2019). "Dubois: I'm Building, Tightening My Game, Soon I'll Be Unbeatable!". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Dubois celebrates perfect year but remains fully focussed".
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Greenwich
- English male boxers
- English sportspeople of Grenadian descent
- Boxers from Greater London
- Heavyweight boxers
- British Boxing Board of Control champions
- Commonwealth Boxing Council champions