Conlan vs Takoucht

Who won Conlan vs Takoucht?

Michael Conlan beat Sofiane Takoucht by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, August 15th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, 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 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Conlan had an advantage in power over Takoucht, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Takoucht's 37%.

Michael Conlan was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

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

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 3 months later than Takoucht, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 106 fewer professional rounds, totaling 150 compared 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 December 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ruben Garcia on March 17, 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 December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on June 30, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Sofiane Takoucht made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.