Itauma vs Bakole

When is Itauma vs Bakole?

Moses Itauma could square off against Martin Bakole in late 2025 the United States.

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

Itauma vs Bakole stats

Moses Itauma would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 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 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Itauma would have a slight advantage in power over Bakole, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Bakole's 76%.

Moses Itauma is the younger man by 12 years, at 20 years old.

Itauma has a height advantage of 3 inches over Bakole. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Moses Itauma fights out of the southpaw stance, while Martin Bakole is an orthodox fighter.

Itauma is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 11 months later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 72 fewer professional rounds, totaling 25 compared to Bakole's 97.

Moses Itauma goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 10 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Itauma vs Bakole form

Itauma remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Mike Balogun on May 24, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Demsey McKean on December 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mariusz Wach on July 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Michal Boloz on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had won against Oleksandr Zelenskyi on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pabellon Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain.

Martin Bakole has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Efe Ajagba on May 3, 2025, by majority draw in their 10 round contest in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Ihor Shevadzutskyi on April 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rzeszow, Poland.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Martin Bakole has been fighting more than Moses Itauma.

Moses Itauma last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 6 months and 19 days ago.

Itauma's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 7 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 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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