Bakole vs Perea

Who won Bakole vs Perea?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Ytalo Perea by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, August 2nd, 2019, at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside.

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 Anthony Fowler beating Brian Rose. Also on the undercard Lewis Ritson defeated Marek Jedrzejewski.

Bakole vs Perea stats

Back in August 2019, Martin Bakole Ilunga stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ytalo Perea made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

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

Martin Bakole Ilunga was the same age as Ytalo Perea, at 27 years old.

Bakole had a height advantage of 3 inches over Perea.

Martin Bakole Ilunga fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ytalo Perea was a .

Bakole was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year later than Perea, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 80 compared to Perea's 86.

Bakole vs Perea form

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

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated DL Jones on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

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

He had won against Kamil Sokolowski on October 7, 2017, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Bakole's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 12 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 Perea start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM BST at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bakole vs Perea?

Bakole vs Perea was broadcast on Facebook Watch UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Bakole vs Perea?

Martin Bakole Ilunga was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Ytalo Perea made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.