Martin Bakole: record, next fight and profile →
Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole is ready and willing to face Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang. Last Saturday night at the Copper Box in London, Zhang pulled off a stunner when he stopped undefeated Joe Joyce in six rounds to capture the WBO inertim-heavyweight title.
The Ukrainian Hulk, heavyweight Igor Shevadzutskiy (10-0) faces the biggest test of his career when he takes on Martin Bakole (18-1) on April 22 in Rzeszow, Poland.
The BOXXER team will once again hit the road. The UK-based promotional outfit confirmed its role as a partner in the previously announced Alen Babic-Lukasz Rozanski WBC Bridgerweight title fight. BOXXER has teamed with local promoter Knockout Promotions, allowing for its fighters to appear on the April 22 show at a yet-to-be-named location in Rzeszow, Poland.
This past Saturday night, heavyweight veteran Carlos Takam (now 40-7-1 28KO's) secured a big victory when he defeated Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka (now 11-2 9KO's) in Paris, France, notching his 40th professional victory.
Top heavyweight contender Martin Bakole claims he has already ‘stopped’ both Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois in sparring. Bakole has been out of the ring since May, when he handed Olympic gold medal winner Tony Yoka his first career defeat, but is hoping to secure a world title shot of some description before 2023 is out.
A heavyweight fight that was always a nonstarter is officially no longer in play. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Andy Ruiz has declined to move forward with an ordered interim IBF heavyweight title fight versus Filip Hrgovic. Representatives for the former unified heavyweight titlist informed the sanctioning body prior to Thursday’s scheduled purse bid hearing which was canceled as a result.
Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole is planning to force a crack at WBA "regular" champion Daniel Dubois. Bakole has been out of the ring since May of 2022, when he picked up a stunning decision win over Olympic gold medal winner Tony Yoka.
Martin Bakole has his sights set on huge heavyweight nights after he put pen to paper on a new long-term fight deal. Ranked at the top by the World Boxing Association (WBA), the 29-year-old heavyweight (18-1-0, 13 KOs)- who resides in Scotland - will fight exclusively for BOXXER on Sky Sports.
Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole is looking for a breakout year in 2023. Bakole (18-1, 13 KOs) has won seven fights in a row since losing to Michael Hunter in October of 2018. Back in May, Bakole picked up the biggest win of his career with an impressive ten round decision win over unbeaten Olympic gold medal winner Tony Yoka.
IBF, WBA, IBO, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is going to have top level sparring in his training camp, as he is bringing in the always dangerous Martin Bakole.