Home » Ilunga Makabu fight videos
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-11-04, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the boxing match Noel Gevor Mikaelyan vs Ilunga Junior Makabu gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Makabu vs Mikaelian is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 4th, at the Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami (Florida, USA), in a 12-round cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the vacant WBC world cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-02-26, pretty good boxing match: Ilunga Makabu vs Badou Jack gets three stars.
Jack vs Makabu is scheduled to take place Sunday, February 26th, at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah (Saudi Arabia), in a 12-round cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is valid for the WBC world cruiserweight title (Makabu’s third defense); undercard of Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-01-29, disappointing boxing fight: Ilunga Junior Makabu vs Thabiso Mchunu 2 gets two stars.
In their first match Mchunu defeated Makabu via knockout (May 16, 2015); this second bout is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBC World cruiserweight title (Makabu’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, nice and tough fight between Ilunga Makabu and Olanrewaju Durodola: it is close to get four stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The Wbc Cw champion Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro record of 27-2-0 (24 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Mairis Briedis). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Dmitry Kudryashov (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu), Aleksei Papin (Ilunga Makabu vs Aleksei Papin) and Michal Cieslak in his last three (Ilunga Makabu vs Michal Cieslak).
His opponent, the former Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official boxing record of 34-7-0 (31 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost to Michal Cieslak last year (Michal Cieslak vs Olanrewaju Durodola) but then he has won five bouts beating Abraham Tabul and Olarewaju Segun in 2020. Durodola vs Makabu is valid for the WBC World cruiserweight title (Makabu’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-30, good fight between
Ilunga Makabu and Michal Cieslak: it gets three stars.
Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a professional record of 26-2-0 (24 KOs=92%) and he is ranked as the No.7 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Mairis Briedis). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won seven bouts defeating Giorgi Tevdorashvili, Dmitry Kudryashov (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu) and Aleksei Papin in his last three (Ilunga Makabu vs Aleksei Papin).
His opponent, the undefeated Michal Cieslak, has a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Dusan Krstin, Youri Kayembre Kalenga (Michal Cieslak vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga) and Olanrewaju Durodola (Michal Cieslak vs Olanrewaju Durodola). Cieslak vs Makabu is valid for the vacant WBC World cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, close and tough fight between
Ilunga Makabu and Aleksei Papin: it gets three stars.
Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro record of 25-2-0 (24 KOs=96%) and he is ranked as the No.6 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Usyk). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won six bouts defeating Giorgi Tevdorashvili and Dmitry Kudryashov in his last two (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu).
His opponent, the undefeated former Wako-Pro kickboxing world champion Aleksei Papin, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (10 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Ismayl Sillah, Willbeforce Shihepo and Alexandru Jur. Makabu vs Papin is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title; undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-16, tough exchanges between
Dmitry Kudryashov and Ilunga Makabu: it gets three stars.
Dmitry Kudryashov entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-2-0 (23 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.15 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Yunier Dorticos in 2017 (Yunier Dorticos vs Dmitry Kudryashov) but then he has won over Mauricio Barragan and Alexandru Jur (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Alexandru Jur).
His opponent, Ilunga Makabu, has an official record of 24-2-0 (23 KOs=96%) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won five bouts defeating Giorgi Tevdorashvili in his last one. Kudryashov vs Makabu is valid for the vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-29, nice and tough fight between
Tony Bellew and Ilunga Makabu: it is close to get
four stars!
Tony Bellew entered this fight with a pro record of 26-2-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Krzysztof Glowacki). He suffered his last loss when he faced Adonis Stevenson in 2013 (=Stevenson vs Bellew), since then he has won six bouts beating Mateusz Masternak in his last one (=Bellew vs Masternak).
His opponent, Ilunga Makabu, has an official boxing record of 19-1-0 (18 KOs=95%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 16, 2015 when he defeated Thabiso Mchunu. His only loss occurred at his professional debut in 2008, against Khayeni Hlungwane. ‘Bomber’ Bellew vs Makabu is valid for the vacant WBC World cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, too much difference between the two boxers, we can’t give more than two stars. Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 15-1-0 (14 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.10 cruiserweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat at his professional debut in 2008 against Khayeni Hlungwane, so he has 15-fight win streak.
His opponent, Ruben Angel Mino, comes from Argentina and he has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (with 20 KOs=100%!!) but he is 39 years old (13 more than Makabu) and he entered as the No.86 in the same weight class, he started his pro boxing career just on August 2011 and last year he fought 11 times! Makabu vs Mino is on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-08-31, fight not particularly exciting but Makabu vs Fields gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The Congolese Ilunga Makabu (14-1-0, 13 KOs=93%) entered as the No.19 cruiserweight in the world while Eric Fields (22-1-0, 16 KOs) entered as the No.37. Makabu vs Fields is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title. Watch the video!
