Ilunga vs Hernandez

Who won Ilunga vs Hernandez?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Rodney Hernandez by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Ilunga vs Hernandez stats

Back in November 2019, Martin Bakole Ilunga stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rodney Hernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bakole had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Hernandez's 31%.

Martin Bakole Ilunga was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Bakole had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Martin Bakole Ilunga and Rodney Hernandez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bakole was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 4 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Hernandez's 123.

Ilunga vs Hernandez form

Martin Bakole Ilunga had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kevin Johnson on October 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ytalo Perea on August 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mariusz Wach on April 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Spodek, Katowice, Poland.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Hunter on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against DL Jones on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Activity check

Bakole's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

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