Takam vs Forrest

Who won Takam vs Forrest?

Carlos Takam beat Jerry Forrest by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, July 9th, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Carlos Takam.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Takam vs Forrest stats

Back in July 2020, Carlos Takam stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jerry Forrest made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Forrest had a slight advantage in power over Takam, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Takam's 74%.

Carlos Takam was the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.

Takam had a height advantage of 1 inch over Forrest.

Carlos Takam fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jerry Forrest was a southpaw.

Takam was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Forrest, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 144 more professional rounds, totaling 269 compared to Forrest's 125.

Takam vs Forrest form

Takam had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Fabio Maldonado on February 28, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paramount Theatre, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Craig Lewis on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resort World Catskills Casino, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, 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.

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

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Takam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Takam vs Forrest start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Takam vs Forrest?

Takam vs Forrest was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Takam vs Forrest?

Carlos Takam was a 61/100 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Jerry Forrest made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.