Kabayel vs Bakole

When is Kabayel vs Bakole?

Agit Kabayel could face Martin Bakole Ilunga in Spring 2025 the United States.

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

Kabayel vs Bakole stats

Agit Kabayel would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Bakole Ilunga would make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 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 68%.

Agit Kabayel is the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Kabayel has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Agit Kabayel and Martin Bakole Ilunga 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 40 more professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Bakole's 85.

Agit Kabayel goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 5 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Martin Bakole Ilunga is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Kabayel vs Bakole form

Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Johnson on June 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

He had defeated Evgenios Lazaridis on July 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Bakole has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

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

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

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

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

He had won against Haruna Osumanu on September 18, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Sport Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Martin Bakole Ilunga has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Agit Kabayel last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing was 6 months and 12 days ago.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 28 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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