Martin Bakole Ilunga vs Ytalo Perea Odds & Pick
- Bakole Ilunga vs Perea goes Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5:00 pm EST
- Can Bakole continue to build his name in the heavyweight ranks? Will Perea put it on Bakole and shock the boxing world?
- We break down Bakole Ilunga vs Perea below
Bakole Ilunga vs Perea hail from Exhibition Centre in Liverpool. This is the only heavyweight bout set for the Matchroom Boxing card. The eight round contest will be broadcast on Sky Sports and DAZN on August 2, 2019.
Bakole is a Congo born pugilist now training with the best in Scotland and he’ll stand opposite of Perea; a purveyor of the sweet science out of Ecuador who boasts an impressive amateur run.
Bakole Ilunga vs Perea Odds
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Martin Bakole Ilunga | -2000 |
| Ytalo Perea | +900 |
*Odds taken 07/31/19
Bakole relatively recently suffered his first defeat when he was stopped by the well-regarded Michael Hunter. The sting of defeat wouldn’t last long as Bakole stopped Mariusz Wach in his last outing. The heavyweight bruiser is back in the win column and is making good career moves.
Recently signing with Eddie Hearn should be able to provide him a great platform to bolster his brand and for larger audiences to get behind Bakole. Matchroom Boxing also has a great stable of heavyweight fighters which benefits both Hearn and Bakole.
Bakole Puts It on Perea
Bakole built up a brief but unblemished amateur record and rushed to the pro ranks relatively early on after going 17-0. This has been a recurring theme in Bakole’s career who seems to continually take big leaps in competition between each bout. Bakole’s preparation helps him in these situations as he puts in hundreds of rounds with elite-level fighters.
Some names that Bakoe has trained with include Anthony Joshua, Hughie Fury, Daniel Dubois, and Nathan Gorman. Bakole will get in that sparring work in any location.
?? Top level sparring in an unusual location from rising heavyweight contender Martin Bakole and his brother, cruiserweight world title challenger Ilunga Makabu, presumably in their homeland of DR Congo.
[? @MartinBakole17]pic.twitter.com/vOt9svUjTd— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) September 13, 2018
Perea does have a few more losses on his record than Bakole. Interesting to note though that in those four losses, Perea always went to the judge’s scorecards. He has never been stopped and it will be intriguing to see if Bakole becomes the first man to halt Perea inside the distance.
Bakole Ilunga vs Perea Tale of the Tape
| 12-1 | Record | 11-4-2 |
| 9 | Knockouts | 7 |
| 6’6 | Height | 6’0 |
| N/A | Reach | N/A |
| Mariusz Wach, DL Jones, Ali Baghouz | Significant Wins | Elieser Castillo, Dominic Breazeale (Olympics qualifier), Simon Kean |
| orthodox | Stance | orthodox |
Bakole Ilunga vs Perea is interesting to examine when you consider the respective ring time each man has had. The experience in terms of wins and losses is relatively similar but Perea has 85 rounds of ring time compared to Bakole’s 44. Despite some of these considerations, I clearly have it for Bakole.
This matchmaking reads to me as an effort to build up Bakole’s resume a bit more. It seems like a slow burn kind of a build to make another notable heavyweight player within the Matchroom stable. I have Bakole via stoppage inside of six rounds.
Pick: Bakole (-2000)
A part-time writer and full-time broadcaster, Dylan has hosted MMA talk shows Lights Out and Pure Fight Radio with featured guests like Jens Pulver, Roy Nelson, Miesha Tate, and covered some of the biggest MMA promotions like Rumble in the Cage, Unified MMA, and King of the Cage.
