Joshua vs Bakole

When is Joshua vs Bakole?

Anthony Joshua could fight Martin Bakole in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

The contest would be a final eliminator for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Joshua vs Bakole stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 25 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 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Joshua would have an advantage in power over Bakole, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Bakole's 76%.

Anthony Joshua is the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Joshua has a height advantage of 3 inches over Bakole. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Martin Bakole fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 months earlier than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 80 more professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Bakole's 87.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 10 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Joshua vs Bakole form

Joshua 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 September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Joseph Parker on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

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

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

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Martin Bakole.

Anthony Joshua last fought 9 months and 17 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 4 months and 16 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 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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