On August 3, 2024, a 24-year-old Jared Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) and a 31-year-old Congolese boxer Martin Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Anderson came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Bakole was on a 9-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 6 days.
Martin Bakole stopped Jared Anderson via TKO in the 5th round. Bakole improves his record to 21-1 (16 KOs), while Anderson adds a loss to his record at 17-1.