Daniel Dubois (boxer)


Daniel Dubois 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.

Amateur career

His Dad took him to the boxing gym at the age of nine to stay out of trouble in South London. He trains at the Peacock Gym in Canning Town, working under Tony and Martin Bowers.
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 and Brandenburg.
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, signing with boxing promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions.

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. In his fourth fight, he knocked out Mauricio Barragan, a late substitute, in the second round to win the vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title. In October 2017, he knocked out AJ Carter in the first round to claim the Southern Area heavyweight title. He won the English heavyweight title in his eighth fight in June 2018, beating journeyman Tom Little by stoppage in the fifth round. He won the WBO European title in March 2019, beating former WBO heavyweight title challenger, Razvan Cojanu, in two rounds. Dubois was taken the full distance for the first time by veteran Kevin Johnson in October 2018, winning on points after ten rounds, and beat Richard Lartey in the fourth round in April 2019.
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. 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”. BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello described him as "...one of the brightest prospects in the sport at the moment."

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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15 Erik Pfeifer– 29 Aug 2020 BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandDefending WBO International heavyweight title
14Win14–0 Kyotaro FujimotoKO2, 2:1021 Dec 2019 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBO International heavyweight title;
Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title
13Win13–0 Ebenezer TettehTKO1, 2:1027 Sep 2019 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth and WBO International heavyweight titles
12Win12–0 Nathan GormanKO5, 2:4113 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant British heavyweight title
11Win11–0 Richard LarteyKO4, 1:5027 Apr 2019 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO Global heavyweight title
10Win10–0 Răzvan CojanuKO2, 2:488 Mar 2019 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO European heavyweight title
9Win9–0 Kevin Johnson106 Oct 2018 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
8Win8–0 Tom LittleTKO5, 0:5823 Jun 2018 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant English heavyweight title
7Win7–0 DL JonesTKO3, 2:2324 Feb 2018 York Hall, London, EnglandRetained Southern Area heavyweight title
6Win6–0 Dorian DarchTKO2, 0:519 Dec 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, England
5Win5–0 AJ CarterKO1, 0:4816 Sep 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area heavyweight title
4Win4–0 Mauricio BarraganKO2, 1:418 Jul 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title
3Win3–0 David Howe1, 0:4020 May 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, England
2Win2–0 Blaise MendouoTKO2, 0:4822 Apr 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
1Win1–0 Marcus Kelly1, 0:358 Apr 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England