Takam vs Maldonado

Who won Takam vs Maldonado?

Carlos Takam beat Fabio Maldonado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 28th, 2020, at Paramount Theatre, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-90, 100-89 in favor of winner Carlos Takam.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Takam vs Maldonado stats

Back in February 2020, Carlos Takam stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fabio Maldonado made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Maldonado had an advantage in power over Takam, with a 96% knockout percentage compared to Takam's 76%.

Carlos Takam was the same age as Fabio Maldonado, at 40 years old.

Both Carlos Takam and Fabio Maldonado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Takam was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 7 months later than Maldonado, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 188 more professional rounds, totaling 269 compared to Maldonado's 81.

Takam vs Maldonado form

Takam had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Craig Lewis on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resort World Catskills Casino, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on October 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Before that, he had defeated Ivica Bacurin on June 17, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Casino de la Vallee, Valle dAosta, Italy.

He had beaten Marcin Rekowski on January 29, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Maldonado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Takam vs Maldonado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Paramount Theatre, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Takam vs Maldonado?

Carlos Takam was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Fabio Maldonado made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.