Bakole vs Osumanu

Who won Bakole vs Osumanu?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Haruna Osumanu by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, September 18th, 2021, at Sport Society, Dubai.

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

Bakole vs Osumanu stats

Back in September 2021, Martin Bakole Ilunga stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Haruna Osumanu made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bakole had an advantage in power over Osumanu, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Osumanu's 64%.

Martin Bakole Ilunga was the older man by 31 years, at 28 years old.

Both Martin Bakole Ilunga and Haruna Osumanu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bakole was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Osumanu, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Osumanu's 63.

Martin Bakole Ilunga went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Bakole vs Osumanu form

Bakole had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sergey Kuzmin on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Rodney Hernandez on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Johnson on October 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

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

He had defeated Mariusz Wach on April 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Spodek, Katowice, Poland.

Activity check

Bakole's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Bakole vs Osumanu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Bakole vs Osumanu?

The CoreWorld Sports US show began at 12:45 PM EST / 9:45 AM PST. The CoreWorld Sports UK broadcast of the card started at 5:45 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Bakole vs Osumanu?

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