Daniel Dubois (boxer)

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 92.9% knockout-to-win ratio. As an amateur, he was a five-time national junior titlist and British amateur champion.

Daniel Dubois
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Dynamite DDD ("Triple D")
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Reach	78 in (198 cm)[1]
Nationality	British
Born	(1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 Greenwich, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	14
Wins by KO	13
Losses	0

Amateur career

His Dad took him to the boxing gym at the age of nine to stay out of trouble in South London.[2] He trains at the Peacock Gym in Canning Town, working under Tony and Martin Bowers.[3][4]

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).[2]

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,[2] signing with boxing promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions.[3]

Professional 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.[5] In his fourth fight, he knocked out Mauricio Barragan, a late substitute, in the second round to win the vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title.[6][7] In October 2017, he knocked out AJ Carter in the first round to claim the Southern Area heavyweight title.[8][9] He won the English heavyweight title in his eighth fight in June 2018, beating journeyman Tom Little by stoppage in the fifth round.[10] He won the WBO European title in March 2019, beating former WBO heavyweight title challenger, Razvan Cojanu, in two rounds.[11] Dubois was taken the full distance for the first time by veteran Kevin Johnson in October 2018, winning on points after ten rounds,[12] and beat Richard Lartey in the fourth round in April 2019.[13][14]

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.[4][15] 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”.[4] BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello described him as "...one of the brightest prospects in the sport at the moment."[15]

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.[16]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

14 fights	14 wins	0 losses
By knockout	13	0
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
15	N/A	N/A	Erik Pfeifer	N/A	– (12)	29 Aug 2020	BT Sport Studio, London, England	Defending WBO International heavyweight title
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

1. "BoxRec1 : Daniel Dubois". BoxRec. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
2. Evans, Glynn (20 February 2017). "Getting to know Heavyweight teenage sensation Daniel Dubois". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
3. "Frank Warren signs super-heavyweight Daniel Dubois". Boxing News. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017.
4. 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.
5. Dower, Jim (9 April 2017). "Daniel Dubois vs. Marcus Kelly – Results". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
6. Mackay, William (8 July 2017). "Daniel Dubois vs. Mauricio Barragan – Results". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
7. Christie, Matt (8 July 2017). "Boxing Results: Daniel Dubois thrases Mauricio Barragan". Boxing News. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
8. 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.
9. BoxNation (9 November 2017). "Daniel Dubois reflects on vicious KO win over AJ Carter". BoxNation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
10. McIntyre, Trevor (23 June 2018). "Daniel Dubois vs. Tom Little – Results". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
11. Slater, James (9 March 2019). "Daniel Dubois Crushes Razvan Cojanu In Second-Round KO". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
12. Dower, Jim (6 October 2018). "Daniel Dubois defeats Kevin Johnson". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
13. "Daniel Dubois: British heavyweight knocks out Richard Lartey in fourth round". BBC Sport. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
14. McIntyre, Trevor (27 April 2019). "Daniel Dubois stops Richard Lartey". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
15. Reddy, Luke (14 July 2019). "Daniel Dubois beats Nathan Gorman to win British heavyweight title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
16. https://www.teamgb.com/news/dubois-looking-forwards-after-incredible-year

External links

• Boxing record for Daniel Dubois from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Dominic Akinlade	Southern Area heavyweight champion 16 September 2017 – 23 June 2018	Vacant
Vacant Title last held by John McDermott	English heavyweight champion 23 June 2018 – 13 July 2019
Vacant Title last held by Christian Hammer	WBO European heavyweight champion 8 March 2018 – April 2018 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Ali Eren Demirezen
Vacant Title last held by Hughie Fury	British heavyweight champion 13 July 2019 – present	Incumbent
Vacant Title last held by Joe Joyce	Commonwealth heavyweight champion 27 September 2019 – present
Vacant Title last held by Dillian Whyte	WBO International heavyweight champion 27 September 2019 – present
Vacant Title last held by Dillian Whyte	WBC Silver heavyweight champion 21 December 2019 – present
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Tom Schwarz	WBC Youth heavyweight champion 8 July 2017 – September 2017 Vacated	Vacant