Parker vs Takam

Who won Parker vs Takam?

Joseph Parker beat Carlos Takam by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 21st, 2016, at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

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

Parker vs Takam stats

Back in May 2016, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Takam made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Parker had an advantage in power over Takam, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Takam's 76%.

Joseph Parker was the younger man by 12 years, at 24 years old.

Parker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Takam. Despite this, Takam had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 6 months later than Takam, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Takam's 269.

Parker vs Takam form

Takam had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten George Arias on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy.

Prior to that, he had beaten George Arias on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palasport Le Cupole, Piemonte.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Sprott on June 13, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on April 10, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand.

He had been beaten by Alexander Povetkin on October 24, 2014, by knockout in the 10th round at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

Parker's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Takam start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Takam?

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