Joyce vs Takam

Who won Joyce vs Takam?

Joe Joyce beat Carlos Takam by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, July 24th, 2021, at SSE Arena, Wembley, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Jenkins vs Essuman for the CBC Commonwealth Welterweight and BBBOC British Welterweight championship.

Joyce vs Takam stats

Back in July 2021, Joe Joyce stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Takam made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had an advantage in power over Takam, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Takam's 72%.

Joe Joyce was the younger man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 4 inches over Takam. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Joe Joyce and Carlos Takam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 33 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 years and 10 months later than Takam, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 164 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Takam's 269.

Joe Joyce went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Carlos Takam was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Joyce vs Takam form

Joyce had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Daniel Dubois on November 28, 2020, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Michael Wallisch on July 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bryant Jennings on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Alexander Ustinov on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire.

He had won against Bermane Stiverne on February 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Arena, London.

Carlos Takam had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jerry Forrest on July 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Fabio Maldonado on February 28, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paramount Theatre, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Craig Lewis on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resort World Catskills Casino, New York.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Joyce had been fighting more than Carlos Takam.

Going into this contest, Joe Joyce had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Carlos Takam's last outing had been 1 year and 15 days ago.

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Takam start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Takam?

The TrillerTV PPV US show began at 2:15 PM EST / 11:15 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:15 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joyce vs Takam?

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