Table of Biography
Ilunga Makabu is a notable Congolese-South African boxer. Ilunga Makabu is also known as the brother of a famous boxer, Martin Bakole. Moreover, he held the WBC cruiserweight championship from 2020 to 2023.
Early Life and Childhood
Ilunga Makabu was born Junior Ilunga Makabu on November 8, 1987, in Kananga, Congo. He is currently 36 years old. However, his father’s and mother’s details are not available. But he has two siblings named Martin Ilunga and Martin Bakole. Likewise, he holds Congolese nationality and follows Congolese as his religion. According to his birthdate, he was born under the zodiac sign Scorpio.
Career and Professional Life
Ilunga is a professional boxer. He began competing in 2008 and initially suffered defeat to Khayeni Hlungwane, another South African fighter. He defeated Zimbabwean Elvis Moyo in the same year to claim victory in the opening match. Ilunga entered the 2019 WBC Silver cruiserweight fight against Dmitry Kudryashov. The fight took place in Russia, and the entire story was covered by the international media. Numerous experts picked Makabu to win the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round.
Caption: Ilunga Makabu was captured during his boxing match
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He has engaged in professional fighting in addition to that. Out of 32 fights in his career, Makabu prevailed in 29 of them. He competed against the unbeaten Russian boxer Alexei Papin, also known as Alexey Vasilyevich Papin. Surprisingly, he prevailed via unanimous decision. Moreover, he also competed against Nigerian professional boxer Olanrewaju Durodola and Polish professional boxer Michal Cieslak. Ilunga Makabu recently made headlines for successfully defending his WBC cruiserweight title against Badau Jack. He defeated Richard Rivera in August 2022 after a split decision.
Ilunga Makabu – Net Worth 2024
This professional boxer has earned a hefty amount of money throughout his boxing career. He has a net worth of $13 million as of 2024. But he hasn’t disclosed his salary and other asset values.
Personal Life
Ilunga holds straight sexuality. However, he has always remained very secretive about his love life and relationships. The media is unknown whether he is single, in a relationship, or married.
Caption: Ilunga Makabu with his friends
Source: Instagram
Social Media
Reflecting on his social media presence, he is active on Facebook and Instagram. His official Facebook page ‘Junior Ilunga Makabu Officiel’ has more than 17K followers to date. Likewise, his Instagram account ‘@ilunga.makabu’ has more than 27.9K followers and has shared 136 posts.
Ilunga Makabu – Physical Appearances
Talking about his body stats, he has an athletic body build. He stands at a height of 6 feet and weights 82kg. However, there are no other details about his body size, dress size, shoe size, waist size, and so on. He has a pair of black eyes with black colored hair.