Martin Bakole Ilunga stops Ytalo Perea in Round 1
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Martin Bakole Ilunga vs Ytalo Perea Post Fight Reaction
Martin Bakole Ilunga vs Ytalo Perea Post Fight Reaction
Congo's Martin Bakole Ilunga, recent conqueror of former heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach, KO'd Ytalo Perea in Round 1 this evening at Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, UK.
Bakole, who has nearly 5,000 followers on Twitter, retweated Matchroom Boxing's tweak afterwards:
"? We told you not to blink ?"
With the win, Bakole improves to 13-1, 10 KO while Perea drops to 11-5-2.
Ranked No 42 in the division by BoxRec, Martin Bakole is Congo's top rated heavyweight.
He, of course, gained the notice of hardcore fans after KOing Mariusz Wach in 8 in April.
The win was a redemption of sorts following his KO loss to red hot contender Micahel Hunter in October 2018.
Still raw and without a solid amateur pedigree, Bakole needs to be cultivated well if he plans to secure high money fights.
Does he have what it takes to be a contender?
He's sparred with top heavyweights, including Anthony Joshua, Hughie Fury, Daniel Dubois and Nathan Gorman.
Of the 130 or so sparring sessions with Joshua, Martin Bakole's trainer, Billy Nelson, told RINGTV:
“We were there for four weeks this time and all I can say is it was exceptional sparring, world class. “You’d actually pay [to watch]. Some of the spars, if they were fights, there wouldn’t be a solitary person complaining about pay-per-view.”
Bakole vs Perea highlights (above)
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