Chisora vs Takam

Who won Chisora vs Takam?

Derek Chisora beat Carlos Takam by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, July 28th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Joseph Parker. Also on the undercard Conor Benn beat Cedrick Peynaud, Nick Webb was overcome by Dave Allen, and Anthony Fowler was victorious over Craig O’Brien.

Chisora vs Takam stats

Back in July 2018, Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Takam made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Takam had a slight advantage in power over Chisora, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Chisora's 71%.

Derek Chisora was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Takam had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Derek Chisora and Carlos Takam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chisora was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 2 months later than Takam, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 334 compared to Takam's 269.

Derek Chisora went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Carlos Takam was ranked number 14 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 6 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Chisora vs Takam form

Derek Chisora had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Zakaria Azzouzi on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Agit Kabayel on November 4, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robert Filipovic on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on December 10, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Kubrat Pulev on May 7, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

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

In his last fight before this 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, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Rekowski on January 29, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on May 21, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

He had won against George Arias on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Carlos Takam's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Chisora vs Takam start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chisora vs Takam?

Chisora vs Takam was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Chisora vs Takam?

Derek Chisora was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Takam made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.