Who won Ilunga vs Baghouz?
Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Ali Baghouz by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, November 11th, 2017, at Royal Highland Centre, Scotland.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Ilunga vs Baghouz stats
Back in November 2017, Martin Bakole Ilunga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Ali Baghouz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 1 draw, with 6 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Bakole had a slight advantage in power over Baghouz, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Baghouz's 60%.
Martin Bakole Ilunga was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.
Bakole had a height advantage of 1 inch over Baghouz.
Both Martin Bakole Ilunga and Ali Baghouz fought out of an orthodox stance.
Bakole was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 5 months later than Baghouz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Baghouz's 40.
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Bakole's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.
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