Bakhodir Jalolov enters Saturday night at the O2 Arena as one of the most decorated amateur boxers in history — two Olympic super-heavyweight gold medals, Tokyo and Paris — and a professional record of 17-0 with 15 stoppages. The question hanging over his career is whether an 88% knockout rate built against mid-level opposition translates when the opposition actually pushes back.
Solomon Dacres offers a partial answer. The former English heavyweight champion is 10-1 with genuine domestic pedigree, but a first-round KO loss to David Adeleye in December 2024 exposed real vulnerabilities against elite finishing power. Whether Dacres can survive and trouble Jalolov long enough to generate anything meaningful is the central question of this fight.
| Date | Saturday, 17 October 2026 |
| Venue | O2 Arena, Greenwich, London |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Scheduled Rounds | 10 |
| Title | None |
| Promotion | Queensberry / Top Rank |
| Broadcast (UK) | DAZN PPV |
| Broadcast (US) | DAZN PPV |
| Estimated Ring Walk | 8:10pm BST / 3:10pm ET (per DAZN schedule) |
This bout is the co-featured heavyweight attraction on the card headlined by Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley II (WBO World Heavyweight).
Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan, age 30) is one of the most accomplished amateurs to turn professional in modern boxing. He won Olympic super-heavyweight gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 — one of only a handful of fighters ever to successfully defend an Olympic title — and arrived in the professional ranks in 2018, balancing his pro career with continued amateur competition before committing fully after Paris.
His professional record of 17-0 with 15 KOs represents an 88% stoppage rate, though it comes with an asterisk: the opposition has been carefully managed, including multiple opponents from Eastern Europe and Central Asia with limited credentials. His most recent fight — a TKO7 win over Agron Smakici in Manchester in May 2026 — continued the trend of solid but unspectacular performances against B-level opposition.
The more telling recent data points are the wins over Vitaly Kudukhov (UD8, Oct 2025) and Solomon Adebayo (KO4, Nov 2025). Kudukhov forced Jalolov to work for eight rounds and landed to the body regularly — a performance that raised doubts about Jalolov’s ability to cut off the ring against mobile opponents. The Adebayo result, by contrast, was clinical and emphatic.
At 6’7” with a 79.5-inch reach, Jalolov owns a serious physical frame in the heavyweight division. His southpaw stance creates alignment problems for orthodox opponents, and his amateur pedigree gives him genuine technical foundation.
Jalolov is 17-0 with 15 KOs and 60 professional rounds. He is ranked WBO #7, WBC #11 and IBF #4 at heavyweight.
Solomon Dacres (England, age 32) is a West Midlands-born former English heavyweight champion who has built his record against domestic and regional competition since his 2021 debut. His 10-1 record includes two wins over Michael Webster, a stoppage of Robert Ismay for the vacant English title in 2023, and a points win over Vladyslav Sirenko at Wembley Stadium in July 2025.
The loss on his record is the starkest data point: David Adeleye stopped him in round one in December 2024, costing him the English title. Adeleye is not Jalolov, but the manner of the defeat — a quick KO against a domestic-level finisher — raised legitimate questions about Dacres’s chin under sustained pressure.
At 6’5” and 234 lbs, Dacres is a sizeable heavyweight but smaller and shorter than Jalolov. He fights orthodox and has shown the capacity to box over 10 rounds, having gone the distance in four of his five most recent fights, with his lone stoppage of that stretch a TKO win over Michael Webster rather than a loss.
Dacres is 10-1 with 3 KOs (30% KO rate) and 66 professional rounds.
| Bakhodir Jalolov | Solomon Dacres | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17-0-0 | 10-1-0 |
| KOs | 15 (88%) | 3 (30%) |
| Age | 30 | 32 |
| Height | 6’7” (201cm) | 6’5” (196cm) |
| Reach | 79.5” (202cm) | — |
| Stance | Southpaw | Orthodox |
| Pro Rounds | 60 | 66 |
| Debut | 2018 | 2021 |
Bakhodir Jalolov — Last 5 Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Rnd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 May 2026 | Agron Smakici | W | TKO | 7 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Solomon Adebayo | W | KO | 4 |
| 06 Oct 2025 | Vitaly Kudukhov | W | UD | 8 |
| 05 Apr 2025 | Ihor Shevadzutskiy | W | UD | 10 |
| 17 Nov 2023 | Chris Thompson | W | KO | 1 |
Solomon Dacres — Last 5 Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Rnd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2025 | Vladyslav Sirenko | W | UD | 10 |
| 07 Dec 2024 | David Adeleye | L | KO | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Michael Webster | W | TKO | 7 |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Michael Webster | W | MD | 10 |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Chris Thompson | W | UD | 10 |
The central problem for Dacres is Jalolov’s southpaw/orthodox alignment. A right-hand lead from a tall southpaw angles directly to an orthodox fighter’s open side, and Jalolov — despite the inconsistency in his pro performances — has the physical tools and amateur skill set to set that punch up repeatedly.
Dacres’s best chance is to make it physically uncomfortable in the middle rounds. He has genuine size, has shown he can get to the later rounds (66 career pro rounds at a 10-1 record), and the Sirenko win in July 2025 was a competitive 10-rounder at Wembley that showed his durability when properly prepared.
The Kudukhov fight is actually encouraging for Dacres: that performance demonstrated Jalolov can be hit to the body and made to work. Whether Dacres has the physical tools to exploit that against a larger, longer, technically superior opponent is a different question.
The risk: Jalolov has looked best when he can use his jab to create distance and then load up the left hand. Against a chin that crumbled in under two minutes against Adeleye, a clean left hand from Jalolov could end this before the halfway point.
Bakhodir Jalolov needs to:
Solomon Dacres needs to:
Jalolov is the clear betting favourite heading into this fight, reflecting the gap in amateur pedigree, physical tools, and finishing power.
That feels about right. Dacres is not without merit and the Kudukhov performance shows Jalolov can be made to work, but the physical and technical gap here is significant. Jalolov’s reach, his southpaw alignment against an orthodox opponent, and his amateur pedigree all point in one direction.
The interesting question is when rather than who. Dacres is durable enough that a late stoppage (rounds 6-9) is a realistic outcome if Jalolov settles into a patient rhythm. A first-round implosion like the Adeleye fight would be a shock — Jalolov is a significantly more precise puncher — but Dacres does carry the KO vulnerability on his record.
Prediction: Bakhodir Jalolov wins by TKO, rounds 6-9.
| Time | |
|---|---|
| UK (BST) | Card from 7:00pm, Jalolov vs Dacres ~8:10pm (DAZN schedule) |
| US Eastern (ET) | Card from 2:00pm, Jalolov vs Dacres ~3:10pm (DAZN schedule) |
| US Pacific (PT) | Card from 11:00am, Jalolov vs Dacres ~12:10pm (DAZN schedule) |
Broadcast: DAZN Pay-Per-View in both the UK and US. Available as a single PPV purchase (£24.99 / $59.99) or included with DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.
This fight is part of the Dubois vs. Wardley II: Run it Back card at the O2 Arena:
When is Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres? Saturday, 17 October 2026. DAZN lists the ring walk at approximately 8:10pm BST / 3:10pm ET at the O2 Arena, London.
Where to watch Jalolov vs Dacres in the UK? DAZN Pay-Per-View (UK). The full card is available from 7:00pm BST.
Where to watch Jalolov vs Dacres in the US? DAZN Pay-Per-View. The card starts at 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT.
What is Bakhodir Jalolov’s professional record? Jalolov is 17-0 with 15 KOs — an 88% stoppage rate — heading into this fight. He is 30 years old and a two-time Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024).
What is Solomon Dacres’s record? Dacres is 10-1, with 3 KOs and a 30% stoppage rate. He is a former English heavyweight champion who lost the title to David Adeleye in December 2024.
Is there a title on the line for Jalolov vs Dacres? No. This is a 10-round non-title heavyweight contest, serving as co-featured support on the Dubois vs Wardley II card.
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