Martin Bakole returns against unbeaten Solomon Adebayo on Fury vs Joshua card in Cardiff
Bakole has not won since beating Jared Anderson in 2024. Da'Mazion Vanhouter v Michael Essomba is also added to the 11 December Netflix card.
Martin Bakole will face unbeaten heavyweight Solomon Adebayo on the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua card at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday 11 December, Turki Alalshikh announced on Wednesday. The card is live on Netflix.
Turki's announcement listed four bouts so far: Fury v Joshua, Deontay Wilder v Jai Opetaia, Da'Mazion Vanhouter v Michael Essomba and Bakole v Adebayo, "with more fights to be announced". All four are at heavyweight.
Bakole, 33, has not fought since May 2025. He was due to meet Efe Ajagba in an IBF final eliminator that year, but took a short-notice fight with Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia in February when Daniel Dubois pulled out ill. Parker stopped him inside two rounds. Bakole fought Ajagba three months later and drew, in a bout that was no longer an eliminator.
Adebayo is unbeaten in 15 fights. He is from Nigeria and has never fought outside Africa, Yahoo Sports' Uncrowned reported. Boxing News reported that he is still booked for a fight this month, though that fight will likely not go ahead.
Vanhouter, an unbeaten American prospect, stopped Ivan Balaz on the Zuffa Boxing 12 undercard in London on Saturday.
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