Ilunga Makabu

Ilunga Makabu Jr.
Born
Junior Ilunga Makabu

(1987-11-08) 8 November 1987
Kananga, Zaire
Other namesThe Junior
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach188 cm (74 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins30
Wins by KO26
Losses4

Junior Ilunga Makabu (born 8 November 1987) is a Congolese-South African-French professional boxer. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2020 to 2023.

As of June 2022, he is ranked as the world's second-best active cruiserweight by BoxRec, and Fourth by The Ring magazine, and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. He is the older brother of heavyweight boxer Martin Bakole.