Hrgovic vs Bakole

When is Hrgovic vs Bakole?

Filip Hrgovic could take on Martin Bakole Ilunga in Early 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 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 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 Hrgovic would have a slight advantage in power over Bakole, with a 82% 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 Ilunga 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 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Bakole's 85.

Filip Hrgovic goes into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, 9 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring at heavyweight.

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

Hrgovic vs Bakole form

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

In his last fight, he lost to 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.

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

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

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

He had defeated Emir Ahmatovic on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden 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 won against Jared Anderson on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against 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, Filip Hrgovic has been fighting more than Martin Bakole Ilunga.

Filip Hrgovic last fought 7 months and 21 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing was 5 months and 19 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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