Zhang vs Bakole

When is Zhang vs Bakole?

Zhilei Zhang could fight Martin Bakole Ilunga in Spring 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, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 22 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 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 Ilunga 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 25 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Bakole's 85.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 4 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.

Zhang vs Bakole form

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Deontay Wilder on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had lost to Filip Hrgovic on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Martin Bakole Ilunga.

Zhilei Zhang last fought 10 months and 5 days ago, while Martin Bakole Ilunga's last outing was 8 months and 3 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 17 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Bakole's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 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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