Bakole vs Kuzmin

Who won Bakole vs Kuzmin?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Sergey Kuzmin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 12th, 2020.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Martin Bakole Ilunga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Bakole vs Kuzmin's and Bakole vs Kuzmin's clash.

Bakole vs Kuzmin stats

Back in December 2020, Martin Bakole Ilunga stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergey Kuzmin made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bakole had a slight advantage in power over Kuzmin, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Kuzmin's 73%.

Martin Bakole Ilunga was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Kuzmin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bakole. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Martin Bakole Ilunga and Sergey Kuzmin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bakole was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 months earlier than Kuzmin, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 fewer professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Kuzmin's 95.

Sergey Kuzmin was ranked number 13 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Bakole vs Kuzmin form

Martin Bakole Ilunga had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rodney Hernandez on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Johnson on October 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ytalo Perea on August 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Mariusz Wach on April 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Spodek, Katowice, Poland.

He had been beaten by Michael Hunter on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Kuzmin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michael Hunter on September 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Joey Dawejko on March 9, 2019, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated David Price on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Jeremiah Karpency on April 21, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Kings Theatre, New York, United States.

His contest against Amir Mansour on November 27, 2017 ended in a no contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Martin Bakole Ilunga had been fighting more than Sergey Kuzmin.

Going into this contest, Martin Bakole Ilunga had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 10 days ago, while Sergey Kuzmin's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 29 days ago.

Bakole's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Kuzmin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Bakole vs Kuzmin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC , which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Bakole vs Kuzmin?

Bakole vs Kuzmin was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Bakole vs Kuzmin?

Martin Bakole Ilunga was a 31/100 (-320) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Kuzmin made his way into the ring at 137/50 (+270) with oddsmakers.