American heavyweight boxer Jared "Big Baby" Anderson puts his undefeated record on the line when he takes on Martin Bakole.
Both fighters have yet to break through to the highest levels of heavyweight boxing, so Anderson and Bakole will be motivated to put on a show and get the win here.
Jared "Big Baby" Anderson vs. Martin Bakole is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 3.
Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole is likely to be the second-to-last bout on the card, meaning it will probably start around 11 PM ET on Saturday, August 3.
The start time for the card is 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, so Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole's exact start time depends on how long earlier fights go. The fight is expected to begin around 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.
Jared "Big Baby" Anderson vs. Martin Bakole will take place at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
Jared "Big Baby" Anderson vs. Martin Bakole will be shown on DAZN PPV and ESPN+ PPV.
There are no titles at stake in the Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole fight.
Jared Anderson enters his fight against Martin Bakole with a 17-0 professional boxing record. Of his 17 wins, 15 have come via knockout.
As an amateur, Anderson made waves with gold medals in consecutive years at the US National Championships in the heavyweight class.
The 6-foot-4 fighter turned professional in October 2019, and he beat Daniel Infante via first-round knockout in his first pro bout. He followed that up with 13 straight knockout wins before his first decision victory in 2023, beating Charles Martin via unanimous decision after 10 rounds.
After that, he beat Andriy Rudenko in the fifth round of a 10-round bout via knockout. He then went the distance for the second time in his career against Ryad Merhy in April 2024, eventually coming out on top via unanimous decision.
Martin Bakole, a native of DR Congo, has a 20-1 record heading into his bout against Anderson.
His first two fights took place in South Africa, where he won both via second-round TKO. He then began fighting in Europe, and he went the distance for the first time as a pro in his fourth fight, winning on a mixed decision in Luxembourg.
Bakole fought mostly in England and Scotland in 2016 and 2017, going undefeated until 2018, when he lost to Michael Hunter via TKO in the 10th round of a 10-round fight.
Bakole picked up four straight TKO wins after his first and so far only loss. In 2020, he won the then-vacant WBC international heavyweight title, which he later vacated.
In his two most recent fights, both of which took place in 2023, Bakole won via TKO. He beat Ihor Shevadzutskyi via third-round stoppage in Poland in April 2023, then he beat Carlos Takam in the fourth round in Saudi Arabia in October 2023.
Odds for Anderson vs. Bakole are not yet available.
Odds mentioned within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.