Ilunga Makabu

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Ilunga Makabu boxer
Data
Birth Name Ilunga Makabu
Fight name The junior
Weight class Cruiser weight
nationality Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Congolese
birthday 1988
place of birth Kananga
style Southpaw
Combat Statistics
Struggles 20th
Victories 19th
Knockout victories 18th
Defeats 1
draw 0
No value 0
Profile in the BoxRec database

Ilunga Makabu (* 1988 in Kananga , Democratic Republic of Congo ) is a Congolese boxer in the cruiserweight division .

Professional career

On June 20, 2008, the very powerful southpaw lost his professional debut against the South African Khayeni Hlungwane through a technical knockout in round 1. This defeat was the only one that Makabu had to suffer so far (as of January 2016).

Titles earned

Makabu has won the following titles so far:

  • WBF World Championship title: 2011 (against Pedro Otas (record 23-1-0))
  • IBF Junior World Championship: 2013 (against Gogita Gorgiladze (balance 12-0-0))
  • WBC silver title: 2013 (against Dmytro Kutscher (record 21-0-0))
  • WBC international title: 2014 (against Glen Johnson (balance 54-18-2))

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