Conlan vs Takoucht

Who won Conlan vs Takoucht?

Michael Conlan beat Sofiane Takoucht by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 15th August 2020 at BT Sport Studio in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Carl Frampton beating Darren Traynor. Also, on the undercard Archie Sharp defeated Jeff Ofori.

Conlan vs Takoucht stats

Back in August 2020, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sofiane Takoucht made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Conlan had advantage in power over Takoucht, with a 54% knock out percentage over Takoucht's 37%.

Michael Conlan was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Both Michael Conlan & Sofiane Takoucht fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 year and 3 months later than Takoucht, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 106 less professional rounds, 150 to Takoucht's 256.

Michael Conlan went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC and 6 by the IBF at featherweight.

Conlan vs Takoucht form

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Vladimir Nikitin on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Diego Alberto Ruiz on 3rd August 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ruben Garcia on 17th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Jason Cunningham on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had beat Adeilson Dos Santos on 30th June 2018 by points in the 8th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Takoucht start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Takoucht?

Conlan vs Takoucht was broadcast on BT Sport 2 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Conlan vs Takoucht?

Michael Conlan was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Sofiane Takoucht made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.