Solomon Dacres

Solomon Dacres
Born (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)
Warley, England
Other namesThe Real Deal
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights10
Wins9
Wins by KO3
Losses1

Solomon Dacres is a British professional boxer who held the English heavyweight title from 18 March 2023 to 7 December 2024.

Career

Dacres turned pro with an amateur record of 35–10[2] and made his debut on 15 May 2021 at Manchester Arena, comfortably winning on points against Mladen Manev over six rounds.[3]

He won the vacant English heavyweight title with a second round stoppage win over Robert Ismay at Newcastle Arena on 18 March 2023.[4] Dacres retained his title thanks to a majority decision victory against Michael Webster at Manchester Arena on 18 November 2023[5] before securing a seventh-round knockout success when the pair met for a rematch on 20 July 2024 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.[6]

Dacres lost his title to David Adeleye when he was stopped in the first round of their fight at Wembley Arena in London on 7 December 2024.[7][8]

Professional boxing record

10 fights 9 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 1
By decision 6 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Loss 9–1 David Adeleye TKO 1 (10), 1:20 7 Dec 2024 Wembley Arena, London, England Lost English heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Michael Webster TKO 7 (10), 1:10 20 Jul 2024 Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England Retained English heavyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Michael Webster MD 10 18 Nov 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained English heavyweight title
7 Win 7-0 Chris Thompson UD 10 19 Aug 2023 Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England
6 Win 6–0 Robert Ismay TKO 2 (10), 2:04 18 Mar 2023 Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England Won vacant English heavyweight title
5 Win 5–0 Ariel Esteban Bracamonte UD 10 24 Sep 2022 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
4 Win 4–0 Kevin Nicolas Espindola PTS 8 9 Jul 2022 The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Kamil Sokolowski PTS 8 9 Oct 2021 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2 Win 2–0 Alvaro Terrero TKO 4 (6), 1:36 12 Jun 2021 Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England
1 Win 1–0 Mladen Manev PTS 6 15 May 2021 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Solomon Dacres". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Akers, Chris (26 January 2021). "Solomon Dacres: "We Want To Be Fighting For British Titles & Pushing On."". Fight Post. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Solomon Dacres: "We Want To Get Knockouts"". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Solomon Dacres Wins With Stoppage, Hearn Eyes Fabio Wardley Clash". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Solomon Dacres Made Best of Short-Notice Clash, Vows To Be Sharper in Next Fight". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Solomon Dacres delivers on promise with knockout win". Express and Star. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ "David Adeleye knocks out Solomon Dacres in one round". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Two Big Heavyweight KO's In London As Lawrence Okolie And David Adeleye Have Early Nights – Boxing Results". Boxing 247. Retrieved 8 December 2024.