Daniel Dubois (born 6 September 1997) is a British professional boxer from Greenwich, London. Per Wikipedia, he is a two-time heavyweight world champion, having held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title since May 2026, and previously the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 2024 to 2025. He also previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) from 2022 to 2023, and at regional level held the British and Commonwealth titles from 2019 to 2020.
Dubois turned professional in April 2017 and won his debut in 35 seconds against Marcus Kelly. He lost his unbeaten record to Joe Joyce in November 2020, rebuilt to take the WBA (Regular) title from Trevor Bryan in June 2022, and lost a first shot at the unified titles to Oleksandr Usyk in August 2023. He then stopped Filip Hrgović and Anthony Joshua in 2024 to claim and defend the IBF title, lost it back to Usyk in July 2025, and won the WBO title from Fabio Wardley in May 2026.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Daniel Dubois
- Born: 6 September 1997 — Greenwich, London, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
- Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 8 Apr 2017 (Win by TKO vs Marcus Kelly)
- Last bout: 17 Oct 2026 (Win by TKO vs Fabio Wardley)
- Total rounds boxed: 113 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Heavyweight
- KO percentage: 95.8% (23 KO wins in 24 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBA (Regular) heavyweight title June 11, 2022 – August 26, 2023 (won from Trevor Bryan; lost to Oleksandr Usyk); IBF heavyweight title 2024 – July 19, 2025 (won the vacant IBF interim title from Filip Hrgović on June 1, 2024, defended the full title against Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024; lost to Oleksandr Usyk); WBO heavyweight title May 9, 2026 – present (won from Fabio Wardley)
- Born: 6 September 1997 — Greenwich, London, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
- Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Heavyweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 27
- Wins: 24
- Wins by KO: 23
- Losses: 3
- Losses by KO: 3
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: 6 September 1997 — Greenwich, London, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
- Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Heavyweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Apr 2017 | Marcus Kelly | Win | TKO | 1 (4), 0:35 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
| 2 | 22 Apr 2017 | Blaise Mendouo | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 0:48 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England |
| 3 | 20 May 2017 | David Howe | Win | KO | 1 (4), 0:40 | Copper Box Arena, London, England |
| 4 | 8 Jul 2017 | Mauricio Barragan | Win | KO | 2 (10), 1:41 | Copper Box Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title |
| 5 | 16 Sep 2017 | AJ Carter | Win | KO | 1 (10), 0:48 | Copper Box Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title |
| 6 | 9 Dec 2017 | Dorian Darch | Win | TKO | 2 (10), 0:51 | Copper Box Arena, London, England |
| 7 | 24 Feb 2018 | DL Jones | Win | TKO | 3 (10), 2:23 | York Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained Southern Area heavyweight title |
| 8 | 23 Jun 2018 | Tom Little | Win | TKO | 5 (10), 0:58 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant English heavyweight title |
| 9 | 6 Oct 2018 | Kevin Johnson | Win | PTS | 10 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England |
| 10 | 8 Mar 2019 | Răzvan Cojanu | Win | KO | 2 (10), 2:48 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title |
| 11 | 27 Apr 2019 | Richard Lartey | Win | KO | 4 (10), 1:50 | Wembley Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Global heavyweight title |
| 12 | 13 Jul 2019 | Nathan Gorman | Win | KO | 5 (12), 2:41 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant British heavyweight title |
| 13 | 27 Sep 2019 | Ebenezer Tetteh | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 2:10 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant Commonwealth and WBO International heavyweight titles |
| 14 | 21 Dec 2019 | Kyotaro Fujimoto | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:10 | Copper Box Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO International heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title |
| 15 | 29 Aug 2020 | Ricardo Snijders | Win | TKO | 2 (12), 0:20 | BT Sport Studios, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO International heavyweight title |
| 16 | 28 Nov 2020 | Joe Joyce | Loss | KO | 10 (12), 0:36 | Church House, London, England — ★ Title fight — Lost British, Commonwealth, WBC Silver, and WBO International heavyweight titles; For vacant European heavyweight title |
| 17 | 5 Jun 2021 | Bogdan Dinu | Win | KO | 2 (12), 0:31 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA interim heavyweight title |
| 18 | 29 Aug 2021 | Joe Cusumano | Win | TKO | 1 (10), 2:10 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 19 | 11 Jun 2022 | Trevor Bryan | Win | KO | 4 (12), 1:58 | Casino Miami, Miami, Florida, US — ★ Title fight — Won WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| 20 | 3 Dec 2022 | Kevin Lerena | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 3:00 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| 21 | 26 Aug 2023 | Oleksandr Usyk | Loss | KO | 9 (12), 1:48 | Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland — ★ Title fight — For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 22 | 23 Dec 2023 | Jarrell Miller | Win | TKO | 10 (10), 2:52 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 23 | 1 Jun 2024 | Filip Hrgović | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 0:57 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — ★ Title fight — Won vacant IBF interim heavyweight title |
| 24 | 21 Sep 2024 | Anthony Joshua | Win | KO | 5 (12), 0:59 | Wembley Stadium, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained IBF heavyweight title |
| 25 | 19 Jul 2025 | Oleksandr Usyk | Loss | KO | 5 (12), 1:52 | Wembley Stadium, London, England — ★ Title fight — Lost IBF heavyweight title; For WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 26 | 9 May 2026 | Fabio Wardley | Win | TKO | 11 (12), 0:28 | Co-op Live, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Won WBO heavyweight title |
| 27 | 17 Oct 2026 | Fabio Wardley | Win | TKO | 2 (12), 2:21 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO heavyweight title |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBA (Regular) heavyweight title June 11, 2022 – August 26, 2023 (won from Trevor Bryan; lost to Oleksandr Usyk); IBF heavyweight title 2024 – July 19, 2025 (won the vacant IBF interim title from Filip Hrgović on June 1, 2024, defended the full title against Anthony Joshua on September 21, 2024; lost to Oleksandr Usyk); WBO heavyweight title May 9, 2026 – present (won from Fabio Wardley)
- 8 Jul 2017 vs Mauricio Barragan: Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title
- 16 Sep 2017 vs AJ Carter: Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title
- 24 Feb 2018 vs DL Jones: Retained Southern Area heavyweight title
- 23 Jun 2018 vs Tom Little: Won vacant English heavyweight title
- 8 Mar 2019 vs Răzvan Cojanu: Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
- 27 Apr 2019 vs Richard Lartey: Won vacant WBO Global heavyweight title
- 13 Jul 2019 vs Nathan Gorman: Won vacant British heavyweight title
- 27 Sep 2019 vs Ebenezer Tetteh: Won vacant Commonwealth and WBO International heavyweight titles
- 21 Dec 2019 vs Kyotaro Fujimoto: Retained WBO International heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title
- 29 Aug 2020 vs Ricardo Snijders: Retained WBO International heavyweight title
- 28 Nov 2020 vs Joe Joyce: Lost British, Commonwealth, WBC Silver, and WBO International heavyweight titles; For vacant European heavyweight title
- 5 Jun 2021 vs Bogdan Dinu: Won vacant WBA interim heavyweight title
- 11 Jun 2022 vs Trevor Bryan: Won WBA (Regular) heavyweight title
- 3 Dec 2022 vs Kevin Lerena: Retained WBA (Regular) heavyweight title
- 26 Aug 2023 vs Oleksandr Usyk: For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles
- 1 Jun 2024 vs Filip Hrgović: Won vacant IBF interim heavyweight title
- 21 Sep 2024 vs Anthony Joshua: Retained IBF heavyweight title
- 19 Jul 2025 vs Oleksandr Usyk: Lost IBF heavyweight title; For WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles
- 9 May 2026 vs Fabio Wardley: Won WBO heavyweight title
- 17 Oct 2026 vs Fabio Wardley: Retained WBO heavyweight title
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Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-27.
