Takam vs Bacurin

Who won Takam vs Bacurin?

Carlos Takam beat Ivica Bacurin by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, June 17th, 2017, at Casino de la Vallee, Valle dAosta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Takam vs Bacurin stats

Back in June 2017, Carlos Takam stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Ivica Bacurin made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw.

Carlos Takam was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Both Carlos Takam and Ivica Bacurin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Takam was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Bacurin, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 269 compared to Bacurin's 209.

Takam vs Bacurin form

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

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

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

Activity check

Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Bacurin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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