Ilunga Makabu Jr.
74″ reach · +2.73% reach advantage · 49th percentile
Ilunga Makabu Jr. has a reach of 74″ against a height of 72″ — a reach advantage of +2.73%, average for cruiserweight boxing and the 49th percentile of the 80 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+2.73%
74″ reach on a 72″ frame
Compared against 80 cruiserweight boxing fighters. Median 2.74%.
| Reach | 74″ (188 cm) | 28th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 72″ (183 cm) | 38th pct |
| Stance | Southpaw | |
| Division | Cruiserweight Boxing competed at 2: light heavyweight, cruiserweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 2010s | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Record
Boxing record
31–4
35 bouts on record
Finish rate
87%
of wins ended inside the distance — cruiserweight boxing median 67%, 91st percentile
The career, bout by bout
35 recorded bouts from 2008 to 2025. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
18y
2008–2025
Longest unbeaten run
17
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
2010
4 bouts
Recorded bouts
35
35 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W | Dodzi Kemeh | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2024 | W | Wagdy Attia | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2023 | L | Noel Mikaelian | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2023 | L | Badou Jack | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 2022 | W | Thabiso Mchunu | Decision | 12 |
| 2020 | W | Olanrewaju Durodola | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 2020 | W | Michał Cieślak | — | 12 |
| 2019 | W | Alexei Papin | Decision | 12 |
| 2019 | W | Dmitry Kudryashov | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 2018 | W | Giorgi Tevdorashvili | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2018 | W | Paata Aduashvili | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2018 | W | Taylor Mabika | — | 4 |
| 2017 | W | Mussa Ajibu | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2017 | W | Chamunorwa Gonorenda | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 2016 | L | Tony Bellew | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2015 | W | Thabiso Mchunu | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 2014 | W | Tamas Bajzath | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2014 | W | Glen Johnson | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 2014 | W | Ruben Angel Mino | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2013 | W | Eric Fields | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 2013 | W | Dmytro Kucher | — | 12 |
| 2013 | W | Tamas Lodi | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2013 | W | Gogita Gorgiladze | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2012 | W | Michael Gbenga | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 2011 | W | Pedro Otas | KO/TKO | 11 |
| 2011 | W | Collice Mutizwa | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2011 | W | Nsitu Mbaya | — | 1 |
| 2010 | W | Danie Venter | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 2010 | W | Elvis Moyo | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2010 | W | Ben Moakamela | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2010 | W | Chamunorwa Gonorenda | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2009 | W | Sean Santana | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2008 | W | Nicholas Ramantswana | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2008 | W | Elvis Moyo | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2008 | L | Khayeni Hlungwane | — | 1 |
11 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
cruiserweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Imre Szellő+2.75% 75″ reach · 50th pct
- Éric Lucas+2.79% 74″ reach · 51st pct
- Lou Del Valle+2.79% 74″ reach · 51st pct
- Nathan Cleverly+2.66% 76″ reach · 48th pct
- Alfonso Ratliff+2.64% 78″ reach · 46th pct
- Callum Johnson+2.83% 73″ reach · 54th pct
- Thomas Oosthuizen+2.59% 78″ reach · 45th pct
- Steve Little+2.87% 72″ reach · 55th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 80 cruiserweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Ilunga Makabu on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.