Hrgovic vs Bakole

When is Hrgovic vs Bakole?

Filip Hrgovic could take on Martin Bakole in Summer 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

Hrgovic vs Bakole stats

Filip Hrgovic would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Bakole would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Hrgovic would have a slight advantage in power over Bakole, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Bakole's 76%.

Filip Hrgovic is the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Hrgovic has a height advantage of 3 inches over Bakole. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Filip Hrgovic and Martin Bakole fight out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 6 months later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 87 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Bakole's 87.

Filip Hrgovic goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 6 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 10 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Hrgovic vs Bakole form

Hrgovic has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Joe Joyce on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Demsey McKean on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Zhilei Zhang on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Joseph Parker on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jared Anderson on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Ihor Shevadzutskyi on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rzeszow, Poland.

He had beaten Tony Yoka on May 14, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Accord Hotels Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Filip Hrgovic has been fighting more than Martin Bakole.

Filip Hrgovic last fought 3 months and 16 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

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