Billel Dib

Not to be confused with Billy Dib.

Billel Dib
Born	(1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Other names	Babyface
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-featherweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	26
Wins by KO	13
Losses	4
Draws	0

Billel Dib (born 26 May 1989) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the WBA Oceania super-featherweight title since 2018, and now also holds the International Boxing Federation Australasian super featherweight title. Billel Dib has held many titles such as the Australian title 2 times and the World Boxing Organization Oriental titles.

Early life and education

Dib was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 26 May 1989, into a Lebanese-Australian family. His parents emigrated to Australia from Lebanon. He was raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland, and graduated from Benowa State High School in 2006. He currently resides on the Gold Coast and travels to Sydney regularly for training camp, and to continue his commitments as a student of Accounting at the University of Western Sydney. His brother, Ahmed 'Dynamite' Dib is also a professional boxer.

Professional career

Australia

Dib's professional career commenced in January 2011 when he debuted against Jayson Mac Gura on the Gold Coast, Australia. Dib won and went on to win the next seven bouts before suffering his first loss in October 2012, when Dib lost his claim to the Australian super-featherweight title against Dylan Sendeckyj by way of a split decision. In June 2013, Dib avenged the loss against Sendeckyj to capture the Australian title, winning by way of knockout. In May 2014, Dib won the WBO Oriental interim super-featherweight title against Brett Elliot in Sydney, Australia. In April 2015, Dib won the same title for a second time, against Bebong Manalo.

United States

Dib signed with Probox Management in February 2016, and went on to win his first international bout in April 2016 against Jose Salinas by way of majority decision. Chief executive officer and co-founder of Probox Management, Garry Jonas, has expressed that Dib "has all the characteristics that [Pro Box Management] look for. He is a hard worker, well spoken, good looking action fighting young man, who is very marketable. We definitely think he can be a significant world champion sometime soon."

Professional boxing record

30 fights, 26 wins, 4 loss
No.	Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Location
30	Loss	26–4	Francisco Fonseca	TKO	2022-12-09	Whitlam Leisure Centre, Liverpool
29	Win	26–3	Satnam Singh	TKO	2022-07-16	Orion Function Centre, Campsie
28	Win	25–3	Jack Asis	UD	2021-04-09	Club Punchbowl, Punchbowl
27	Win	24–3	Carlo Magali	UD	2019-09-14	Seagulls Rugby League Club, Tweed Heads
26	Win	23–3	Rey Juntilla	TKO	2019-03-30	Seagulls Rugby League Club, Tweed Heads
25	Win	22–3	Bruno Tarimo	UD	2018-08-11	Seagulls Rugby League Club, Tweed Heads
24	Loss	21–3	Bruno Tarimo	MD	2018-03-24	Seagulls Rugby League Club, Tweed Heads
23	Loss	21–2	Yuandale Evans	UD	2017-04-21	Buffalo Run Casino, Miami
22	Win	21–1	Carlos Padilla	UD	2016-12-10	Buffalo Run Casino, Miami
21	Win	20–1	Thongchai Kunram	KO	2016-06-03	Emporium Function Centre, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
20	Win	19–1	Jose Salinas	MD	2016-04-20	Hilton Westchester, Westchester, New York City
19	Win	18–1	Natthawat Thawithong	KO	2015-11-27	Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, NSW, Australia
18	Win	17–1	Bebong Manalo	TKO	2015-04-17	Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, NSW, Australia
17	Win	16–1	Erick Diaz Siregar	KO	2015-01-31	All phones Arena, Olympic Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
16	Win	15–1	Anshori Anhar Pitulay	TKO	2014-10-31	The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia
15	Win	14–1	Brent Elliot	UD	2014-05-31	Emporium Function Centre, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
14	Win	13–1	Michael Correa	UD	2014-02-15	LMA Grand Function Hall, Lakemba, Sydney, NSW, Australia
13	Win	12–1	Igor Tsujev	UD	2014-01-29	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Queensland, Australia
12	Win	11–1	Dylan Sendeckyj	TKO	2013-06-13	Orion Function Centre, Campsie, NSW, Australia
11	Win	10–1	Roberto Oyan	MD	2013-01-19	LMA Grand Function Hall, Lakemba, Sydney, NSW, Australia
10	Loss	9–1	Dylan Sendeckyj	SD	2012-10-26	Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
9	Win	9–0	Hwi Jong Kim	UD	2012-07-13	Orion Function Centre, Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
8	Win	8–0	Justin Medoro	UD	2012-05-12	LMA Grand Function Hall, Lakemba, Sydney, NSW, Australia
7	Win	7–0	Jayson Mac Gura	KO	2012-02-24	Orion Function Centre, Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
6	Win	6–0	Manopnoi Singmanasak	UD	2011-12-02	Sunshine Roller Skating Centre, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
5	Win	5–0	Cheyne Rees	UD	2011-11-19	Homebush Sports Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4	Win	4–0	Derek Webber	TKO	2011-10-19	Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
3	Win	3–0	Luke Norton	PTS	2011-07-15	Orion Function Centre, Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
2	Win	2–0	Mark Eaton	TKO	2011-04-13	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Queensland Australia
1	Win	1–0	Jayson Mac Gura	TKO	2011-01-29	Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia

Boxing titles

1. x2 Australian Super Featherweight Title;
2. World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Oriental Champion;
3. World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania Champion
4. International Boxing Federation (IBF) Australasian Champion

Personal life

Dib is a self-identified devout Muslim, and was raised in a Muslim-Australian household. He is involved in community work with Islamic Care, supporting social workers in disability centres in Lebanon for Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian disabled refugees.