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Line 14: | nationality = [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age| | birth_place = [[Kananga]], Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)<ref name=bmonth1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/coming-to-airdrie-martin-bakole-interview/|title=Coming to Airdrie: Martin Bakole interview|website=Boxing Monthly|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref> | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|year of death|month of death|day of death|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} --> Line 20: | style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] | boxrec = 681602 | total = | wins = | KO = | losses = 1 | draws = Line 29: }} '''Martin Bakole Ilunga''' (born 1 June 1993<ref>{{Cite web |last=Netherton |first=Alexander |date=10 May 2022 |title=Tony Yoka vs Martin Bakole: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream {{!}} DAZN News Global |url=https://www.dazn.com/en-GLOBAL/news/boxing/tony-yoka-vs-martin-bakole-date-fight-time-tv-channel-and-live-stream/7wtipct0l9sh1qhvylvs5ptze |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=[[DAZN]] |language=}}</ref>) is a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] [[professional boxer]]. He is the younger brother of ==Professional career== Bakole made his professional debut on 25 March 2014, scoring a second-round [[technical knockout]] (TKO) victory over Cecil Smith at the Emperors Palace in [[Kempton Park, Gauteng|Kempton Park]], [[Gauteng]], South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/688038/1876303|title=BoxRec: Martin Bakole vs. Cecil Smith|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com After compiling a record of 9–0 (6 KO), he faced undefeated Ali Baghouz (10–0–1) on 11 November 2017 at the [[Royal Highland Centre]] in [[Edinburgh]], with the vacant [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Continental [[heavyweight]] title on the line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/757509/2193056|title=BoxRec: Martin Bakole vs. Ali Baghouz|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com He next fought former Olympian and [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] world title challenger [[Michael Hunter (American boxer)|Michael Hunter]] (14–1) for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title on 13 October 2018 at the [[York Hall]], [[London]]. Bakole lost the fight via tenth-round TKO. The first few rounds were evenly contested with Bakole walking his American opponent down while Hunter remained on the back foot, utilising movement and picking his moments to throw combinations. From round four and onwards, Hunter began to make an impression with his ring movement and speedy combinations. Towards the end of the seventh, Bakole landed a powerful right hand that stunned Hunter, causing the former cruiserweight to hold in the clinch. Hunter, now looking fatigued and suffering a cut to the right eye, had his mouth piece knocked out in the eighth by a clean right hand. After injuring his right shoulder in the eighth, Bakole was reluctant to throw the right hand in the ninth, instead choosing to work behind the jab. The end came in the tenth and final round; with Hunter landing powerful shots with more frequency, a left hook sent Bakole stumbling – not for the first time during the round – towards the corner. After a barrage of unanswered punches, referee Phil Edwards waved off the fight with 41 seconds of the round remaining, handing Bakole the first defeat of his professional career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/michael-hunter-dramatic-knockout-martin-bakole-results--132722|title=Michael Hunter With a Dramatic Knockout of Martin Bakole|last=Williamson|first=Chris|date=13 October 2018|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us Following his loss to Hunter, Bakole fought former heavyweight world title challenger [[Mariusz Wach]] (33–4) on 6 April 2019 at the [[Spodek Arena]] in [[Katowice]], Poland, with the vacant Republic of Poland International heavyweight title up for grabs. Bakole won the fight via eighth-round TKO in a scheduled ten-round bout. The first-round saw Wach boxing in a defensive manner, staying at range behind the jab and looking to counter-punch. The next few rounds saw Bakole take the lead. Throwing heavy combination punches to the head of his Polish opponent. Towards the end of the fifth, Bakole landed several punches to his opponent's head, leaving Wach on unsteady legs as he walked back to his corner. Wach attempted to rally back in the sixth-round, having success as Bakole's pace slowed. Bakole came back in the seventh to repeat his performance of previous rounds, putting together combinations and landing punches to the head of Wach. The end came in the eighth when referee Robert Gortat waved off the fight after Wach was on the receiving end of a flurry of twelve unanswered punches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/martin-bakole-batters-stops-mariusz-wach-eight--137727|title=Martin Bakole Batters, Stops Mariusz Wach in The Eight|last=Furman|first=Luke|date=6 April 2019|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us Following a first-round TKO win over Ytalo Perea (11–4–2) in August,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/791683/2371655|title=BoxRec: Martin Bakole vs. Ytalo Perea|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com In January 2024, In the latest ranking published by the WBA, the World Boxing Association, Martin Bakole appears at the rank of world number one heavyweight.[https://www.rfi.fr/fr/sports/20240104-boxe-le-congolais-martin-bakole-nouveau-num%C3%A9ro-un-mondial-des-poids-lourds-wba]. Bakole was scheduled to face [[Jared Anderson (boxer)|Jared Anderson]] at [[BMO Stadium]] in Los Angeles on August 3, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Jared Anderson vs Martin Bakole joins Crawford-Madrimov card, Eminem to perform |url=https://www.fightmag.com/jared-anderson-vs-martin-bakole-joins-crawford-madrimov-card-eminem-to-perform/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=6 June 2024}}</ref> Bakole won the fight by TKO in the fifth round.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Martin Bakole drops Jared Anderson three times, stops in fifth round |url=https://www.fightmag.com/martin-bakole-drops-jared-anderson-three-times-stops-in-fifth-round/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=4 August 2024}}</ref> Bakole won the WBO International and the vacant WBO-NABO heavyweight titles in his victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole, Crawford vs. Madrimov {{!}} Boxing Bout |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/884033-crawford-vs-madrimov-jared-the-real-big-baby-anderson-vs-martin-bakole |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref> ==Professional boxing record== Line 46 ⟶ 50: |draws= |nc= |ko-wins= |ko-losses=1 |dec-wins=5 Line 65 ⟶ 69: !Location !Notes |- |22 |{{yes2}}Win |21–1 |style="text-align:left;"|[[Jared Anderson (boxer)|Jared Anderson]] |KO |5 (10) {{small|2:07}} |3 Aug 2024 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[BMO Stadium]], [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[WBO]] International and vacant WBO-[[North American Boxing Organization|NABO]] heavyweight titles}} |- |21 |{{yes2}}Win |20–1 |align=left|[[Carlos Takam]] |TKO |4 (10), {{small|2:15}} |[[Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou|28 Oct 2023]] |align=left|{{small|Kingdom Arena, [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia}} | |- |20 |{{yes2}}Win |19–1 |align=left|Ihor Shevadzutskyi |TKO |3 (10), {{small|0:45}} |22 Apr 2023 |align=left|{{small|G2A Arena, [[Rzeszów]], Poland}} | |- |19 | |||