Kabayel vs Bakole

When is Kabayel vs Bakole?

Agit Kabayel could face Martin Bakole in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.

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

Kabayel would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He has held this belt for 11 months and 8 days.

Kabayel vs Bakole stats

Agit Kabayel would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 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 Bakole would have a slight advantage in power over Kabayel, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 70%.

Agit Kabayel is the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Kabayel has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole fight out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 37 more professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Bakole's 97.

Agit Kabayel goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 5 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Kabayel vs Bakole form

Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Damian Knyba on January 10, 2026, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

He had defeated Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

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 won against Jared Anderson on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

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

He had beaten 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 Agit Kabayel.

Agit Kabayel last fought 6 months and 30 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 6 days ago.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 5 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 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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