Fury vs Bakole

When is Fury vs Bakole?

Tyson Fury could potentially square off against Martin Bakole Ilunga in Spring 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Fury vs Bakole stats

Tyson Fury would step into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Bakole Ilunga would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Bakole would have a slight advantage in power over Fury, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Fury's 71%.

Tyson Fury is the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Fury has a height advantage of 6 inches over Bakole. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Tyson Fury and Martin Bakole Ilunga fight out of an orthodox stance.

Fury is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 157 more professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Bakole's 85.

Tyson Fury goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole Ilunga is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Fury vs Bakole form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Oleksandr Usyk on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on October 28, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derek Chisora on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Dillian Whyte on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

He had beaten Deontay Wilder on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Jared Anderson on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ihor Shevadzutskyi on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rzeszow, Poland.

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

He had beaten Haruna Osumanu on September 18, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Tyson Fury has been fighting more than Martin Bakole Ilunga.

Tyson Fury last fought 8 months and 26 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing was 6 months and 10 days ago.

Fury's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 4 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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