Wach vs Bakole

Who won Wach vs Bakole?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Mariusz Wach by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, April 6th, 2019, at Spodek, Katowice.

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

Wach vs Bakole stats

Back in April 2019, Mariusz Wach stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Bakole Ilunga made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bakole had a large advantage in power over Wach, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Wach's 52%.

Mariusz Wach was the older man by 14 years, at 40 years old.

Wach had a height advantage of 5 inches over Bakole. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Mariusz Wach and Martin Bakole Ilunga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wach was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years and 10 months earlier than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 229 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Bakole's 85.

Wach vs Bakole form

Mariusz Wach had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Artur Szpilka on November 10, 2018, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jarrell Miller on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Erkan Teper on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Before that, he had beaten Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on May 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hala Azoty, Kedzierzyn Kozle, Poland.

He had lost to Alexander Povetkin on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

Bakole had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michael Hunter on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against DL Jones on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ali Baghouz on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Highland Centre, Scotland.

Before that, he had defeated Kamil Sokolowski on October 7, 2017, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

He had won against Dominic Akinlade on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Lancashire.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Mariusz Wach had last fought 4 months and 27 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing had been 5 months and 24 days ago.

Wach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Wach vs Bakole start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Spodek, Katowice, Poland, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wach vs Bakole?

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