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'''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 former [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] boxing world champion of boxing, [[Ilunga Makabu]].<ref name="bscene1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/martin-ilunga-targets-tony-bellew-i-want-avenge-my-brother--119042|title=Martin Ilunga Targets Tony Bellew: I Want To Avenge My Brother!|last=Dooley|first=Terence|date=31 July 2017|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref>

==Professional career==

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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==

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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jared Anderson (boxer)|Jared Anderson]]

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|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}}

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