Anderson vs Bakole

Who won Anderson vs Bakole?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Jared Anderson by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

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 Terence Crawford beating Israil Madrimov for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz lost to Jose Valenzuela for the WBA World Super Lightweight belt, Andy Ruiz Jr defeated Jarrell Miller, David Morrell was victorious over Radivoje Kalajdzic for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, Andy Cruz beat Antonio Moran, Steven Nelson defeated Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez, and Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Michal Bulik.

Anderson vs Bakole stats

Back in August 2024, Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Martin Bakole Ilunga made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jared Anderson was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bakole. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jared Anderson and Martin Bakole Ilunga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 7 months later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Bakole's 85.

Jared Anderson went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole Ilunga was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Anderson vs Bakole form

Anderson had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ryad Merhy on April 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Martin on July 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huntington Center, Toledo.

Before that, he had won against George Arias on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had beaten Jerry Forrest on December 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Bakole had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ihor Shevadzutskyi on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rzeszow, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tony Yoka on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Haruna Osumanu on September 18, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Sergey Kuzmin on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jared Anderson had last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing had been 9 months and 6 days ago.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Anderson vs Bakole start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Anderson vs Bakole?

Anderson vs Bakole was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Anderson vs Bakole?

Jared Anderson was a 4/7 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Martin Bakole Ilunga made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.