Warrington vs Takoucht

Who won Warrington vs Takoucht?

Josh Warrington beat Sofiane Takoucht by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, October 12th, 2019, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Warrington vs Takoucht stats

Back in October 2019, Josh Warrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sofiane Takoucht made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Takoucht had an advantage in power over Warrington, with a 37% knockout percentage compared to Warrington's 21%.

Josh Warrington was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Both Josh Warrington and Sofiane Takoucht fought out of an orthodox stance.

Warrington was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 10 months later than Takoucht, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 280 compared to Takoucht's 256.

Sofiane Takoucht was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Warrington vs Takoucht form

Warrington 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 beaten Kid Galahad on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carl Frampton on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lee Selby on May 19, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

Before that, he had beaten Dennis Ceylan on October 21, 2017, by knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had defeated Kiko Martinez on May 13, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Warrington vs Takoucht start?

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

Who broadcast Warrington vs Takoucht?

Warrington vs Takoucht was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Warrington vs Takoucht?

Josh Warrington was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Sofiane Takoucht made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.