Zhang vs Bakole

When is Zhang vs Bakole?

Zhilei Zhang could fight Martin Bakole in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

Zhang vs Bakole stats

Zhilei Zhang would step into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 22 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 Zhang would have a slight advantage in power over Bakole, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Bakole's 76%.

Zhilei Zhang is the older man by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 3 inches over Bakole. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Zhilei Zhang fights out of the southpaw stance, while Martin Bakole is an orthodox fighter.

Zhang is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months later than Bakole, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Bakole's 87.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 6 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.

Zhang vs Bakole form

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Agit Kabayel on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Deontay Wilder on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Joyce on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Joe Joyce on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box 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 won against 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 defeated Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

He had won against 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, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Martin Bakole.

Zhilei Zhang last fought 7 months and 11 days ago, while Martin Bakole's last outing was 7 months and 11 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 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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