Alias | Baby Face |
Birth | 26/05/1989 |
Age | 33 |
Debut | 29/01/2011 |
Stance | Orthodox |
Height | 175 cm |
Reach | 175 cm |
Residence | Sydney, NSW |
Nationality | Australian |
Nickname the “Baby Face”, Billel Dib is a 31-year old professional boxer from Sydney known not only for his good looks but also for his skills in the ring. He fights in the super featherweight division and has held the national, WBO Oriental, and WBA Oceania titles. He currently holds an impressive 24-3 record with 11 knock-out wins.
Billel debuted as a pro on January 29, 2011, with a TKO win and got 8 straight more victories. The last one earned him the vacant national super featherweight title, which he won against the South Korean Hwi Jong Kim via unanimous decision on July 13, 2012. Billel lost the title defense match against Dylan Sendeckyj but won it back with a TKO win on their rematch on June 13, 2013.
Baby Face became unbeaten once more for 10 straight matches, earning him the interim WBO Oriental Super Featherweight title twice during the run. The first was against Brent Elliott and the second title match was against Bebong Manalo from the Philippines. In August 2018, Billel defeated the defending champion Bruno Tarimo by unanimous decision to take home the WBA Oceania Super Featherweight Title. He also successfully defended the belt twice in 2019 against Rey Juntilla and Carlo Magali.