The 28-year-old fighter, who suffered a brutal loss to Fabio Wardley over a year ago, is now aiming to bounce back with a win against the undefeated Dacres. With a perfect 9-0 record and the English title in his possession since early 2023, Dacres presents a formidable challenge, marking the biggest test of his career so far.
The event also features Lawrence Okolie's heavyweight debut against Hussein Muhamed. In another exciting matchup, Sam Noakes will face Ryan Walsh.
The night's action is headlined by Brad Pauls' title fight against Denzel Bentley for the British middleweight title.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of Sol Dacres vs David Adeleye.
When is Solomon Dacres vs David Adeleye?
- Date: Saturday 7th December
- Time: 8.45pm UK time
The fight is likely to get going at around 8.45pm UK time, towards the end of the card.
What has been said?
"Dacres claimed the vacant English heavyweight title with an impressive second-round stoppage victory over Robert Ismay at Newcastle Arena on 18 March 2023."
"He successfully retained the title with a majority decision win against Michael Webster at Manchester Arena on 18 November 2023."
"The two fighters met again for a rematch on 20 July 2024 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, where Dacres secured a dominant seventh-round knockout to further cement his position as a rising heavyweight star."
"Adeleye turned professional on 12 July 2019 under Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions and made his debut on 21 December 2019, defeating Dmitrij Kalinovskij via first-round TKO on the undercard of Daniel Dubois vs. Kyotaro Fujimoto at the Copper Box Arena in London."
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