On January 31st, a historic match in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Republic of the Congo, will take place. The vacant WBC cruiserweight championship will be contested between Congolese fighter Ilunga Makabu and Poland's Michal Cieslak. The title was vacant through all of 2019 after Oleksandr Usyk moved up to heavyweight. Makabu is 26-2 with 24 KOs and is no stranger  to fighting Eastern Europeans. His last two fights were quality victories over Russians Dmitry Kudryashov and Aleksei Papin. Cieslak is 19-0 with 13 KOs and is no stranger to fighting Africans. His last two fights were quality victories over Olanrewaju Durodola and Youri Kayembre Kalenga. According to the WBC, Makabu vs. Cieslak will be the first world title fight in the Republic of Congo in 45 years.