On January 31, 2020, Michał Cieślak (19-0, 13 KOs) and Ilunga Makabu (26-2, 24 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC cruiserweight world titles. The vacant WBC cruiserweight title is also on the line.
Michał Cieślak is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Olanrewaju Durodola, 8 months ago. Ilunga Makabu is on a 7-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Alexei Papin, 5 months and 7 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.8-3.2 in favor of Ilunga Makabu. Michał Cieślak won't be able to do much against Makabu.
Ilunga Makabu defeated Michał Cieślak via unanimous decision . Makabu improves his record to 27-2, while Cieślak adds a loss to his record at 19-1.