When is Andrew Tabiti vs. Jacob Dickson?
Andrew Tabiti vs. Jacob Dickson is on Friday, June 13. The broadcast will begin at 2 p.m. ET (7 p.m. BST).
What channel is Andrew Tabiti vs. Jacob Dickson on?
Andrew Tabiti vs. Jacob Dickson will stream on DAZN.
Where is Andrew Tabiti vs. Jacob Dickson?
The fight is taking place at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.
Who is Andrew Tabiti?
Tabiti, 21-2 (17 KOs), is a former cruiserweight contender who moved up to heavyweight three years ago. The 35-year-old Tabiti turned pro in 2013 and picked up a few big wins in 2017 and 2018. He outpointed former cruiserweight titleholder Steve Cunningham on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Conor McGregor mega-event. He knocked out Lateef Kayode next and then outpointed the unbeaten Ruslan Fayfer in the opening set of fights of the World Boxing Super Series tournament.
That landed Tabiti his first (and only) title shot. He met Yuniel Dorticos in 2019 in the WBSS semifinals for the IBF belt that had been left vacant when undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk departed the division. Dorticos knocked out Tabiti in the 10th round and moved on to the finale, losing to Mairis Briedis.
Tabiti had two more bouts at 200lbs before heading to the unlimited weight class. He stopped the 7-0-1 James Wilson in August 2022 on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua II. After 14 months off, Tabiti returned in October 2023 and lost a unanimous decision to Justis Huni. In his most recent appearance, in April 2024, Tabiti notched a first-round knockout of Junior Wright.
He’s not quite at journeyman status, but Tabiti is becoming rather well-traveled as a fighter. For this bout, he’s heading to his sixth country, main-eventing against Jacob Dickson at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.
Who is Jacob Dickson?
Dickson, 14-1 (13 KOs), is a 27-year-old from Accra. In his only fight outside of Ghana, which also was Dickson’s truest step up in level of competition, he lost to the 14-0 Albert Ramirez – a rising light heavyweight prospect making a quick sojourn to cruiserweight – via first-round TKO.
In Dickson’s 15 professional fights, he has only twice faced an opponent with more wins than losses. After the Ramirez loss, he scored a second-round stoppage of the 8-6 Felix Mankatah. Since then, he has picked up early wins against opponents with records of 14-32, 1-2, 2-7, 19-40 and 11-16.
What other fights are on the undercard of Andrew Tabiti vs. Jacob Dickson?
The most familiar names on the undercard are cruiserweight Brandon Glanton and Ohara Davies.
Glanton, 20-3 (17 KOs), was last seen losing a decision to former titleholder Chris Billam-Smith in April. He will face John Nopari, 23-3 (17 KOs).
Davies, 25-4 (18 KOs), has moved up to welterweight from 140lbs after taking back-to-back losses in 2024 to Ismael Barroso (TKO1) and Adam Azim (KO8). Davies’ opponent is Mohamed Aliseni, 22-9-3 (13 KOs).
The full list of undercard fights can be seen on BoxRec.
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