Joshua vs Takam

Who won Joshua vs Takam?

Anthony Joshua beat Carlos Takam by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, October 28th, 2017, at Principality Stadium, Wales.

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

This contest was for the unified heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and WBA belts on the line.

Joshua vs Takam stats

Back in October 2017, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Carlos Takam made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Joshua had a height advantage of 4 inches over Takam. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 9 months later than Takam, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 102 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Takam's 269.

Carlos Takam was ranked number 5 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Joshua vs Takam form

Anthony Joshua had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Wladimir Klitschko on April 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eric Molina on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dominic Breazeale on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Charles Martin on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Dillian Whyte on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight and BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

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 defeated Ivica Bacurin on June 17, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Casino de la Vallee, Valle dAosta, Italy.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on May 21, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

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

He had defeated George Arias on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palasport Le Cupole, Piemonte.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Carlos Takam's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Takam start?

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

Who broadcast Joshua vs Takam?

Joshua vs Takam was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Joshua vs Takam?

Anthony Joshua was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Takam made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.