Martin Bakole Returns Against Solomon Adebayo on Fury–Joshua Card

Cardiff, Wales, UK - Martin Bakole 21-2-1 (16 KOs) will face unbeaten Solomon Adebayo 15-0 (14 KOs) on December 11 at Principality Stadium. The heavyweight bout is part of the Tyson Fury–Anthony Joshua card, live on Netflix.

It will be Bakole’s first fight since he drew with Efe Ajagba in May 2025. That came less than three months after he stepped in at short notice against Joseph Parker and was stopped in two rounds. Before those two fights, Bakole had beaten Carlos Takam and stopped Jared Anderson.

A step up for Adebayo

Adebayo, 29, was born in Lagos and still lives there. He has stopped 14 of his 15 opponents, but he has boxed only 29 professional rounds, according to BoxRec. Bakole is a step up in opposition, and Cardiff could show how Adebayo handles a heavyweight who can put punches together at close range.

For Bakole, the question is what he can bring after 19 months out. The pressure and short combinations that troubled Anderson are what made him a difficult fight for anyone in the division. Adebayo’s knockout record gives him a reason to be sharp from the opening bell.

Deontay Wilder vs. Jai Opetaia is also on the Cardiff bill.