Ilunga vs Jones

Who won Ilunga vs Jones?

Martin Bakole Ilunga beat DL Jones by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

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

Ilunga vs Jones stats

Back in June 2018, Martin Bakole Ilunga stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

DL Jones made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

The stats suggested Bakole had a massive power advantage over Jones, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Jones' 0%.

Martin Bakole Ilunga was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Jones had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bakole.

Both Martin Bakole Ilunga and DL Jones fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bakole was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months earlier than Jones, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Jones' 49.

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Bakole's last 3 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ilunga vs Jones?

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