On August 3 on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the undercard of Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford, Martin Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs) will tackle Jared Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) in an intriguing heavyweight conflict. The Riyadh Season card might be proven on DAZN on pay-per-view, ESPN+, PPV.com, Prime Video and TNT Sports activities Field Workplace. In preparation for this fascinating undercard bout, we’re wanting again on the final three opponents of Bakole.
Trying on the Final Three Opponents of Martin Bakole Earlier than Jared Anderson Combat
Earlier than Martin Bakole vs. Jared Anderson: Carlos Takam
Bakole confronted the sturdy Carlos Takam on October 28, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Congo-born fighter got here out jabbing and shortly started strolling Takam down and always pressuring him. It was a sluggish begin to the struggle, with not a lot occurring after which we reached spherical three.
Regardless of Takam’s braveness, Bakole‘s energy was an excessive amount of wobbling his Cameroon-born opponent. Bakole landed a giant left uppercut proper close to the top of the third, with Takam strolling again to his nook wanting in hassle. The tip of the struggle got here within the fourth with a thudding left to Takam’s physique that damage him. A heavy shot to the midsection preceded a giant proper hand, forcing the referee to wave the struggle off.
Ihor Shevadzutskyi
On April 22, 2023, Bakole confronted the then-unbeaten Ukrainian-born fighter Ihor Shevadzutskyi. The Ukrainian native began nicely working neatly behind his jab, which appeared to hassle Bakole within the first spherical.
Bakole stepped up his work fee within the second spherical and landed an enormous left uppercut, which floored Shevadzutskyi. The heavy-handed Airdrie resident smelt blood and continued his assault. The physique punches from Bakole have been heavy and it was clearly affecting his opponent. Two heavy uppercuts and a proper cross subsequently rocked the Ukrainian fighter.
The third spherical introduced the top of the struggle, the place Bakole landed a sequence of heavy pictures, with a giant proper cross resulting in the referee waving the struggle off.
Tony Yoka
On Could 14, 2022, Bakole confronted French heavyweight and former Olympic Gold Medalist Tony Yoka. The French heavyweight was knocked down early within the struggle following two large proper fingers, which shocked the Paris crowd.
Bakole managed the tempo all through waking down Yoka and throwing heavy, telling mixtures. The Congo-born fighter outworked the Frenchman in most rounds. Yoka couldn’t maintain something and Bakole continued to counter successfully through the struggle.
Regardless of Bakole dominating all through, one choose inexplicably scored the struggle 94-94. A powerful majority resolution win for Yoka, which confirmed how efficient his come-forward fashion is.
