Liam Wilson vs Youssef Dib Preview March 1st, 2025
There’s an instant rematch this Saturday, March 1st as Australia’s Liam Wilson takes on fellow countryman Youssef Dib in a 10-round lightweight bout Down Under in Brisbane. The fight can be seen live in Australia on Fox Sports 3 and Kayo Sports. Wilson halted Dib in the eighth round of their first meeting back in July. In his previous bout last March, Wilson was stopped by Oscar Valdez in the seventh round in a shot at the WBO Interim Super Featherweight Title. Dib’s previous outing was also last March when he stopped Nort Beauchamp in the fourth round.
Wilson vs Dib Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Youssef Dib +350
- Liam Wilson -500
My Pick
The 28-year-old Wilson, who fights out of Redcliffe, Australia, climbs through the ropes with a mark of 14-3 with 8 Ko’s and has boxed 105 rounds since making his pro debut in 2018. He had a solid amateur career before that as he made it to the quarterfinals of the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won the 2017 Australian National Championship and 2016 Australian Golden Gloves. He also captured the 2013 Australian Youth National Championship and fought in several other top-grade tournaments. Wilson measures just over 5-feet-9-inches tall with a 70-inch reach and carries decent power in his fists as 57.1 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage.
However three of his last four wins have gone the distance. His power shouldn’t be taken lightly though as he nearly pulled off an upset against Emanuel Navarrete in 2023 when he dropped him in the fourth round in a shot at the vacant WBO Super Featherweight Belt. Navarrete was the recipient of a long, controversial count by referee Chris Flores as video replays reportedly clocked Navarrete has having 27 rounds to recover from the knockdown after spitting out his mouthpiece. Wilson was then stopped five rounds later. Of course, he also stopped Dib in their first meeting last year as well.
Since turning pro he’s won the vacant WBO International, IBF Youth, Australian, and WBO Asia Pacific Super Featherweight Belts. Wilson stopped in the fifth round by Joe Noynay in July 2021 in his first shot at the WBO Asia Pacific Title after being dropped in the first and fourth rounds but stopped Noynay in the second round of their rematch eight months later. Noynay missed weight in that fight and the belt was on the line for Wilson only. After losing to Navarrete, he bounced back with a 10-round unanimous decision over Carlos Maria Alanis for the vacant WBO International Super Featherweight Title and then beat Jackson Jon England by 10-round unanimous decision before being stopped by Valdez and then halting Dib.
The 32-year-old Dib owns an impressive mark as he’s 21-2 with 11 Ko’s and has 116 rounds of experience under his belt since turning pro in 2015 after a fine amateur career. As an amateur he fought in the 2013, 2015 and 2015 Australian National Championships and made it to the Final in 2014 and the semifinals in 2015. He also lost to George Kambosos Jr and Josh Taylor as an amateur. Dib is the brother of former world champion Billy Dib. At 5-feet-9-inches tall with a 69-inch reach, Dib gives up just half-an-inch in height to Wilson and an inch in reach.
He possesses a less power than Wilson though as 52.4 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage including four of his past five. As a pro, Dib captured the vacant Australian Super Lightweight Title in 2021 with a 10-round unanimous decision over Hunter Ioane and the vacant Australasian Lightweight Belt via a ninth-round TKO over Miles Zalewski in 2023. However he lost the belt in his first defence when he suffered his lone pro defeat at the hands of Ibrahim Balla by 10-round majority decision.
Prediction…
Wilson moved back up to the lightweight division against Dib last year after last fighting in the division in 2020 and has also fought stiffer opposition as a pro. Dib has never fought outside of Australia and stepped up in class in his first shot at Wilson. Dib had a decent chance as Wilson has been stopped in all three of his pro defeats and seemed to be getting into a groove when Wilson stopped him. At the time, Dib was behind 68-65, 67-66 and 67-66 on the scorecards. Wilson’s stoppage kept him relevant on the international boxing scene and I think once again his experience should see him come through against Dib in another close and exciting fight.
A close call but Wilson’s experience should result in another win over Dib.
Play Wilson -500 @ BetOnline.ag
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