When is Bakole vs Takam?

Martin Bakole Ilunga could square off against Carlos Takam in Summer 2023 in the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Bakole vs Takam stats

Martin Bakole Ilunga would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Carlos Takam would make his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Bakole would have a slight advantage in power over Takam, with a 72% knock out percentage over Takam's 70%.

Martin Bakole Ilunga is the younger man by 13 years, at 29 years old.

Bakole has a height advantage of 1 inch over Takam.

Both Martin Bakole Ilunga & Carlos Takam fight out of an orthodox stance.

Bakole is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 year and 3 months later than Takam, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 192 less professional rounds, 73 to Takam's 265.

Martin Bakole Ilunga goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Bakole vs Takam form

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

In his last fight, he won against Tony Yoka on 14th May 2022 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Haruna Osumanu on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beat Sergey Kuzmin on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

Carlos Takam has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tony Yoka on 11th March 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX, France.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Arslanbek Makhmudov on 16th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joe Joyce on 24th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Jerry Forrest on 9th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beat Fabio Maldonado on 28th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paramount Theatre, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Carlos Takam has been fighting more than Martin Bakole Ilunga.

Martin Bakole Ilunga last fought 10 months and 16 days ago, while Carlos Takam's last outing was 19 days ago.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Takam's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Bakole vs Takam?

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