Usyk vs Bakole

When is Usyk vs Bakole?

Oleksandr Usyk could face Martin Bakole Ilunga in Spring 2025 the United States.

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

Usyk vs Bakole stats

Oleksandr Usyk would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 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 an advantage in power over Usyk, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Usyk's 64%.

Oleksandr Usyk is the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Usyk has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Oleksandr Usyk fights out of the southpaw stance, while Martin Bakole Ilunga is an orthodox fighter.

Usyk is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 months earlier than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 104 more professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Bakole's 85.

Martin Bakole Ilunga is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Usyk vs Bakole form

Usyk remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tyson Fury on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Daniel Dubois on August 26, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Joshua on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Joshua on September 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Derek Chisora on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

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

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

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

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

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

He had beaten 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 Oleksandr Usyk.

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

Usyk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 15 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 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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